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Demeter and PersephoneDemeter and Persephone
“The Power of a Mother’s Love”
“The Power of a Mother’s Love”
Persephone and HadesPersephone and Hades
“The Marriage from Hell”
(Literally!)
“The Marriage from Hell”
(Literally!)
Sociological InsightSociological Insight Greek marriage Greek marriage customs: bride (16-customs: bride (16-18); husband (30-18); husband (30-ish)ish)
Dangers of Dangers of childbirthchildbirth
EpiklarosEpiklaros
Gender gap; tension Gender gap; tension between the sexes between the sexes (Zeus vs. Demeter)(Zeus vs. Demeter)
Greek marriage Greek marriage customs: bride (16-customs: bride (16-18); husband (30-18); husband (30-ish)ish)
Dangers of Dangers of childbirthchildbirth
EpiklarosEpiklaros
Gender gap; tension Gender gap; tension between the sexes between the sexes (Zeus vs. Demeter)(Zeus vs. Demeter)
Psychological InsightPsychological Insight
Abduction from Abduction from meadow = Loss of meadow = Loss of virginityvirginity
Daughter: Breaking Daughter: Breaking away from parentsaway from parents
Mother: “Empty Mother: “Empty nest” syndromenest” syndrome
Hades = “father Hades = “father figure”figure”
Abduction from Abduction from meadow = Loss of meadow = Loss of virginityvirginity
Daughter: Breaking Daughter: Breaking away from parentsaway from parents
Mother: “Empty Mother: “Empty nest” syndromenest” syndrome
Hades = “father Hades = “father figure”figure”
Metaphysical & Aetiological Insights
Metaphysical & Aetiological Insights
Struggle to Struggle to accept cycle of accept cycle of life & deathlife & death
Hades/Death: Hades/Death: misunderstoodmisunderstood
Cycle of the Cycle of the seasonsseasons
Struggle to Struggle to accept cycle of accept cycle of life & deathlife & death
Hades/Death: Hades/Death: misunderstoodmisunderstood
Cycle of the Cycle of the seasonsseasons
Ritualistic Practice (The Cult of Demeter &The Eleusinian
Mysteries)
Ritualistic Practice (The Cult of Demeter &The Eleusinian
Mysteries)
Festival lasted a weekFestival lasted a week
Food, barley drink, Food, barley drink, and music with obscene and music with obscene lyrics!lyrics!
Celebration at Eleusis Celebration at Eleusis was for WOMEN ONLY!was for WOMEN ONLY!
Followers were Followers were promised blessings in promised blessings in the afterlifethe afterlife
Festival lasted a weekFestival lasted a week
Food, barley drink, Food, barley drink, and music with obscene and music with obscene lyrics!lyrics!
Celebration at Eleusis Celebration at Eleusis was for WOMEN ONLY!was for WOMEN ONLY!
Followers were Followers were promised blessings in promised blessings in the afterlifethe afterlife
Historical InsightHistorical Insight
Eleusis was a real place!Eleusis was a real place!
Conquered by Athens, Sixth Century Conquered by Athens, Sixth Century B.C.B.C.
Archeological dig reveals Telesterion Archeological dig reveals Telesterion
Eleusis was a real place!Eleusis was a real place!
Conquered by Athens, Sixth Century Conquered by Athens, Sixth Century B.C.B.C.
Archeological dig reveals Telesterion Archeological dig reveals Telesterion