Demeter and Persephone Flashcards
What is the relationship between
Demeter and Persephone?
A) Mother and daughter
B) Sisters
C) Aunt and niece
D) Cousins
A) Mother and daughter
Which god kidnapped Persephone
to the underworld?
A) Zeus
B) Hades
C) Poseidon
D) Apollo
B) Hades
What is the name of the flower
associated with Persephone’s
abduction?
A) Rose
B) Daffodil
C) Narcissus
D) Poppy
C) Narcissus
Note:
Narcissus and Daffodil are the same, making B an acceptable answer
Elaborated answer:
Narcissus is the genus,
Daffodil is the flower.
Daffodil is a common name for Narcissus
In which season does Persephone
reside in the underworld?
A) Spring
B) Summer
C) Autumn
D) Winter
D) Winter
Who helped Demeter search for
Persephone after her abduction?
A) Hermes
B) Artemis
C) Athena
D) Apollo
No answer based from source material.
From internet:
Hecate and/or Helios
From ChatGPT: Hermes (based on the given choices)
Personal take: might be Apollo due to his connection to the sun.
What was Demeter’s reaction when
she learned of Persephone’s
abduction?
A) She laughed
B) She cried
C) She became enraged
D) She was indifferent
C) She became enraged
What did Demeter do in her grief
over Persephone’s disappearance?
A) She turned to stone
B) She wandered the earth in search
of her daughter
C) She hid in the underworld
D) She sought revenge on the gods
B) She wandered the earth in search of her daughter
Who intervened to resolve the
conflict between Demeter and Hades?
A) Zeus
B) Athena
C) Apollo
D) Aphrodite
A) Zeus
What deal did Hades strike with
Demeter to release Persephone?
A) Persephone would spend half the
year in the underworld and half with
Demeter
B) Persephone would stay in the
underworld permanently
C) Demeter would become queen of
the underworld
D) Hades would relinquish his throne
to Demeter
A) Persephone would spend half the year in the underworld and half with Demeter
What role does Persephone serve
during the months she resides in the
underworld?
A) Queen of the Underworld
B) Messenger of the gods
C) Goddess of Harvest
D) Guardian of the Sea
A) Queen of the Underworld
Which fruit is often associated with
Persephone’s time in the underworld?
A) Pomegranate
B) Apple
C) Fig
D) Orange
Pomegranate
Who acted as an intermediary
between Demeter and Hades during
negotiations for Persephone’s release?
A) Hermes
B) Apollo
C) Athena
D) Artemis
A) Hermes
What was the name of the nymph
who witnessed Persephone’s
abduction?
A) Daphne
B) Echo
C) Callisto
D) Arethusa
B) Echo
What title is often given to
Persephone in connection with her
time in the underworld?
A) Goddess of Love
B) Goddess of Wisdom
C) Goddess of the Dead
D) Goddess of War
C) Goddess of the Dead
Which festival was held in honor of
Demeter and Persephone in ancient
Greece?
A) Dionysia
B) Eleusinian Mysteries
C) Panathenaea
D) Thesmophoria
B) Eleusinian Mysteries
Who is often depicted as the
primary antagonist in the myth of
Demeter and Persephone?
A) Zeus
B) Hades
C) Hera
D) Aphrodite
B) Hades
In some versions of the myth, what
animal does Demeter transform a
disrespectful mortal into?
A) Frog
B) Snake
C) Pig
D) Donkey
B) Snake
What was the role of Persephone in
the underworld according to the myth?
A) To judge souls
B) To guard the gates
C) To tend to the gardens
D) To lead the dead to the afterlife
D) To lead the dead to the afterlife
Who was Persephone’s guide and
mentor in the underworld?
A) Charon
B) Cerberus
C) Hecate
D) Thanatos
C) Hecate
What is the Roman equivalent of
Demeter?
A) Venus
B) Ceres
C) Juno
D) Diana
B) Ceres
In which region was the most
famous temple of Demeter located?
A) Athens
B) Sparta
C) Delphi
D) Eleusis
D) Eleusis
What is the symbolic significance of
Persephone’s time in the underworld?
A) Renewal and rebirth
B) Harvest and abundance
C) Death and despair
D) Love and romance
A) Renewal and rebirth
What did Demeter teach humans
according to the myth?
A) Agriculture and farming
B) War and strategy
C) Medicine and healing
D) Art and culture
A) Agriculture and farming
Which goddess attempted to
comfort Demeter during her grief over
Persephone’s abduction?
A) Athena
B) Hera
C) Aphrodite
D) Hestia
No answer based from the source material.
From ChatGPT: Hestia
Personal take: plausible since she is the goddess of the hearth and home
How does the myth of Demeter
and Persephone explain the changing
seasons?
A) Demeter’s grief causes the world
to wither in winter and bloom in spring
B) Persephone’s return to the
underworld brings autumn and winter,
her release brings spring and summer
C) Hades’ anger creates cold winters
and warm summers
D) Zeus controls the seasons as a
punishment for Demeter and
Persephone’s actions
B) Persephone’s return to the underworld brings autumn and winter, her release brings spring and summer
