PPT-Zeus, Demeter, and Persephone

Kristen Byrne amp Quinntess Cooney Zeus and Demeter Zeus known as the God of lightning and the Heavens Had a child with Demeter the goddess of harvest and growth They had a daughter Persephone. 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 . Seen in . The Odyssey. Assumptions. These stories are from a long time ago prior to scientific understanding. People needed to make sense of things.. Oral tradition of storytelling creates the contradictory nature.. Hater, or Hated?. Who is Hades?. Hades is the son of titans Cronos and Rhea.. He rules over the underworld (also called Hades) while his brothers, Zeus, and Poseidon rule the sky and sea.. Hades has a helmet of invisibility, given to him by a Cyclops. Therefore, his name means “The Invisible.”. 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.. Hades. In Greek Mythology, Hades was the god of the underworld. The Romans called him Pluto.. Hades was the son of Cronus and Rhea, who were both Titans. . Hades’ brothers and sisters include Zeus, Poseidon, Demeter, Hera and Hestia.. 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. W. D. GRIFFIN, JR. APRIL 23, 2015. Overview. The first six Olympians were Hestia (first-born), Demeter, Hera,. Hades, Poseidon and Zeus (last-born). The remaining Olympians were Hephaestus (son of Zeus and Hera, or Hera alone in response to Athena), Ares (son of Zeus and Hera), Apollo and Artemis (twins of Zeus and Leto), Aphrodite (daughter of Zeus and Dione or “foam born” from the blood of Uranus’ castration), Athena (daughter of Zeus and Metis), Hermes (son of Zeus and the Pleiad Maia) and Dionysus (son of Zeus and Semele). ZEUS. Ruler of Mount Olympus. god of heaven and earth. Roman name Jupiter. Symbol – lightening bolt. Married to Hera. ZEUS’ parents = . Cronus. & Rhea. MYTH:. Defeated and overthrew his father . pstevensfhs.wikispaces.com. Hades was the kidnapper and took her to the Underworld in a golden chariot to be his new bride.. picasaweb.google.com. Hades tempted Persephone to stay in the Underworld with food of the dead, which would make her stay.. Priya. . Modi. Summary and watercolor. Of the myth: Demeter and. persephone. How Spring Came To Be. Persephone and Demeter. Zeus was the king of all gods. He had three sisters. One sister was named Hera. She was the goddess of marriage. His second sister was named Hestia. She was the goddess of home and hearth. And his third sister was named Demeter. She was the goddess of harvest. Whenever she was sad, the crops would die. Everyone always tried to keep her happy so the crops would stay alive. But. 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. 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. ZEUS. REALM:. Ruler of Mount Olympus. god of heaven and earth. Roman name :. Jupiter. Symbol . – lightening bolt. Married to Hera. ZEUS’ parents = . Cronus. & Rhea. MYTH. : Defeated and overthrew his father Cronus to become omnipotent ruler.