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Demeter is the goddess of...
agriculture
Hades is the god of...
the underworld
Persephone is Hades'...
Niece
Hades falls in love with Persephone. What does he do to her?
He opens a hole in the ground and takes her to the underworld
Why is Demeter so sad?
Because Persephone is gone, and she is her daughter
Does Persephone love Hades?
No, she doesn't
What did Persephone eat in the underworld?
Pomegranate seeds
When a person eats the food of the dead...
they must stay in the underworld forever
The final decision was to have Persephone 6 months in the underworld and 6 months with Demeter. True or False?
False. 9 months and 3 was the final agreement
What season of the year represents the three months Persephone is with Hades?
The winter
Orpheus is a musician and plays the...
lyre
Aristayus tries to kiss Eurydice. She runs away and something terrible happened. What?
A snake bit her and she died
Who is Cerebus?
A dog with three heads, he protects the entrance to the underworld
Who is Kayron?
He takes dead people across the River to the underworld.
Kayron is unhappy, what did Orpheus propose him?
He proposed to make some music and make him smile and then he could take him to the underworld
Orpheus makes a mistake and she loses Eurydice forever. True or False? Why?
True. He turns around before they passed the gates.
