Demeter and Persephone

Why does Hades kidnap Persephone?

• He knows that Demeter would never agree to let him marry her

• She is a bad person, so he takes her to the underworld.

• He is angry at her.

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What is the one fruit that grows in the gardens of Hades?

• weeping willows

• poplars

• pomegranate

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Who finally tells Demeter what happens to Persephone?

• Triptolemus

• Zeus

• Hermes

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Why must Persephone return to the underworld?

• She is married to Hades.

• She eats a little bit of the pomegranate.

• She doesn’t miss her mother.

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Where does Persephone live at the end of the myth?

• She lives with Hades

• She lives with Demeter.

• She lives in the underworld for part of the year.

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The heard of pigs from the myth is rooting in the meadow. What are they doing?

• digging

• running

• falling

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Why does Hades lead his horses back down into the cleft after he kidnaps Persephone?

• It is the opening in the earth back to the underworld.

• The swineherd directed them there.

• He wants to talk to Demeter.

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According to the myth, bad people are whipped by the avenging Erinyes. What does avenging mean?

• scary

• punishing

• wise

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All of nature grew barren and cold when Persephone was kidnapped. Which of the following does not describe the scene?

• Trees lose their leaves and flowers die.

• Nothing grows because the ground is like ice.

• The earth blooms and bears fruit.

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When Persephone returns, Demeter is a radiant goddess again. What does radiant mean?

• bright and beautiful

• barren and cold

• sad and old

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