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)