Lesson 8 Flashcards
1
Q
lord of the dead
A
Hades
2
Q
river that flows around the underworld
A
River Styx
3
Q
ferryman of the dead
A
Charon
4
Q
watchdog at the gates of the underworld
A
Cerberus
5
Q
queen of the underworld; daughter of Demeter
A
Persephone
6
Q
goddess of the harvest
A
Demeter
7
Q
judge of the dead
A
Rhadamanthus
8
Q
food of the dead
A
pomegranates
9
Q
where hero were sent after death
A
Elysian Fields
10
Q
foul from standing, not moving
A
stagnant
11
Q
What changes on earth correspond to Persephone’s trips to the underworld?
A
When Persephone was in the underworld it was winter on earth, and nothing grew because Demeter grieved. When Persephone’s footsteps were heard coming back to Earth, spring came and the whole Earth burst into bloom.
