Final Exam Flashcards
1
Q
Homeric Hymn to Demeter
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- She comes to Eleusis which was ruled by Keleus where she meets the children of Keleus and Metaneira
- She does not take the wine offered so Iambe offers her a simple stool to sit on.
- Demeter takes care of Mataneira’s son Demophoon
2
Q
Reconciliation
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Persephone is restored to Demeter, Rhea comes down and convinces Demeter to come back up to Olympus
- Persephone lived in Hades for a third of the year (winter) where demeter receives honours so the crops grow again
3
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Homeric Hymn
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Explains why the fertility of the earth cannot be separated from the inevitable presence of death
–> Out of death comes life
