PPT-Ceres (Demeter) & Dionysus

The Two Great Gods of Earth Cronus m Rhea Hestia Hades Poseidon Demeter Hera Zeus Demeter was the daughter of Cronus and Rhea and is one of the three goddesses of the first Olympian generation. A multifaceted god. Who is Dionysus?. Son of Zeus and Semele. God of vegetation (the male equivalent of Demeter), esp. of the vine and the grape. Represents ecstasy and madness. Associated with the theater. God of wine. Strange Birth. Only Olympian to be born from a mortal woman. . Father was Zeus and the mother was . Semele. .. Hera tricked . Semele. into asking Zeus to show his true self to her. . Upon seeing the god in his full splendor she burnt to ashes. . In those early days the weather was always warm and sunny. The flowers were always in bloom, the crops were always ready for harvest. The goddess Demeter tended the countryside like a garden, planting seeds, watering the green grass, encouraging the trees to put on blossom first, then leaves, then fruit. And while Demeter worked, her little daughter Persephone used to play in the green woods of Sicily, picking violets until her apron was full. When mother and child walked home hand in hand at the end of the another sunny day, talking and singing laughing together, the evening primroses opened just to watch them pass by.. Made by Patrick. Rape of Persephone. In . Ancient Greece, the seasons are explained with . the myth . Rape . of Persephone. Persephone is . Demeter's . daughter and Demeter is the god of harvest so when Hades took Persephone as his bride secretly Demeter became anxious and devastated the world. Zeus saw this so he made Hades return Persephone which wasn’t possible because Persephone ate something from hell so they compromised and split the time with hades and Demeter . by James L.. Introduction. Welcome to my slideshow you will be learning about the dwarf planet Ceres.. I hope you enjoy!. Surface and Atmosphere. The surface of Ceres is thin and dusty and its atmosphere is thin. . To Be A Planet, Or Not To Be?. Physical Characteristics . 5 - Recognized Dwarf Planets. Ceres, Pluto, . Haumea. , . Makemake. , Eris. Classification Criteria. Directly orbits the Sun (not a satellite). Demeter means “barley mother.”. Another name for her is Ceres.. Zeus was very fond of her.. Demeter is the goddess of plants and harvest.. Persephone’s. . Story. Persephone is Demeter's daughter.. Why . not check out . your. . Ceres . and District Diary Facebook Page We post . up-coming events and other . info. . Why not send in your pictures . from around . the . village past and . present.. Harper Ackerman,. Desiree Caballero. and . Moonyoung. . Ko. Family Tree. Zeus. Pleiade. Maia. Hermes. Pan. Hermaphroditus. Priapus. Eros. Tyche. Abderus. Autolycus. Roles. God of thieves, boundaries, travelers. Ceres (asteroid). by Jon Dyer. Ceres. - Ceres is the largest asteroid in our solar system. - Ceres is so large it is considered as a Dwarf Planet like Pluto. Size. . (compared to Earth). Earth’s diameter is 7,918 miles. A multifaceted god. Who is Dionysus?. Son of Zeus and Semele. God of vegetation (the male equivalent of Demeter), esp. of the vine and the grape. Represents ecstasy and madness. Associated with the theater. Do you agree with Hamilton’s condemnation of the Greek Pantheon as mostly “harmful” and “capricious” in the first paragraph of the chapter?. Of what is Demeter goddess? . Why does Hamilton argue she should be older?. The Two Great Gods of Earth. Cronus m. Rhea. Hestia. Hades. Poseidon. Demeter. Hera. Zeus. Demeter was the daughter of . Cronus. and Rhea, and is one of the three goddesses of the first Olympian generation. Chapter ONE. Objectives. Students will identify characters through their distinguishing traits.. Students will recognize the chief Olympian gods and goddesses and their functions.. Students will identify and discuss the lesser Greek and Roman gods and goddesses..