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Demeter . 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? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Demeter
• 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?
• Why does Hamilton argue she should be a woman?
• Who is Persephone? Where does she go?
• How does Demeter react to Persephone’s disappearance?
• Why does Demeter disguise herself? Where on earth does she end up?
• How does Demeter try to give Demophoon immortal youth? What is the outcome of this plan?
• Who is Celeus? How does Demeter suggest he can win back her good graces?
• What effect does Demeter’s grief have on the earth?
• What action does Zeus take?
• What does Zeus tell Hades to do?• How does Hades thwart this plan?
• What sad message does Rhea bring to Demeter?
• While the Olympians were “the happy gods,” what emotions are present in the stories of Demeter and Persephone?
Dionysus
• Of what is Dionysus god? What other name is he called?
• Who are Dionysus’ parents? What is unique about this?
• What awful fate befalls his mother? Why does Zeus have to uphold his promise to her?
• Why is Dionysus’ birth of fire and childhood of rain appropriate for his function as god of the vine?
• Why do the pirates kidnap Dionysus?• How does Dionysus show his divinity to the
pirates?• What fate do they suffer?
• Who are the Maenads or Bacchantes? What do they look like?
• How do the follwers of Dionysus differ in their worship from the attendees of the other gods?
• What are the two ideas present in the worship of Dionysus?
• Why does Dionysus return to Thebes?• Who is Pentheus?
• Why does he ignore the advice of Teirsias and the band of soldiers?
• What awful fate does Pantheus experience?• Why do you think Dionysus encouraged his
demise?
• Besides knowledge of winemaking (viticulture), what is Dionysus’ greatest gift to the word?
• Where is his festival celebrated?
• Why and how does Dionysus die every year?• What is more hopeful about Dionysus’ death
than Persephone’s?
Biopoem
12 line poem &Illustration
• Line 1. Name:• Line 2. God/Goddess of:• Line 3. Relative (“brother,” “sister,” “daughter,” etc.) of:• Line 4. Four traits that describe character:• Line 5. Who loves (list three things or people):• Line 6. Who hates (list three things or people):• Line 7. Who feels (three things):• Line 8. Who fears (three things): • Line 9. Who gives (three things):• Line 10. Who would like to see (three things):• Line 11. Resides in:• (Line 12. One more line somewhere in poem)
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