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Demeter Flashcards

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Who was Demeter?

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The sister of Zeus and goddess of agriculture and the harvest

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Why was Demeter so important to the Greeks?

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Their society was built on agriculture and they depended on the harvest for survival

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How is Demeter often represented?

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Wearing a diadem and holding a bundle of wheat, grain or flowers

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What is a good insight to Demeter?

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‘Homeric Hymn to Demeter’ - where she loses her daughter, Persephone, to Hades.

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