The Curse of Winter - StoryWorks

Demeter is the goddess of_________________

What is she in charge of?

• harvest

• ocean

• heaven and earth

• underworld

From Scene 1, what do we find out about Demeter's and Persephone's relationship?

• They hate each other

• Persephone is a love child.

• They are very close-- like besties!

• They are next door neighbors on Mount Olympus

How does Hades trick Persephone in Scene 2?

• He bribes her with candy.

• He gives her money.

• He does an interpretive dance.

• He tricks her with a fuchsia flower.

What happens to the earth when Demeter realizes Persephone is missing?

• It blossoms.

• Nature starts to die.

• She moves to mount Olympus

• She takes sleeping potion

Who comes to rescue Persephone?

• Hades

• Demeter

• Helios

• Hermes

In Scene 7, what does Zeus decide?

• Hades will be banished.

• Demeter will have to sacrifice her daughter.

• Demeter is banished.

• Persephone will have to stay in the underworld 3 months of every year.

What happens to the earth when Persephone goes to the Underworld?

• The earth turns cold, the ground freezes, and the trees go bare.

• The world catches on fire.

• The world is encased with black marble.

• Hades turns all the food to worms.

What happens when Persephone is reunited with Demeter?

• The world starves.

• All nature rejoices and the world turns green.

• The world shrivels up and dies.

• Hades comes out of the underworld with his dog.

This myth explains how what happens?

• The world ends

• Why we have winter

• Why we have summer

• Why we die

Hades is the father of Persephone.

• Yesies

• Nopers