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The Two Great Gods of Earth –Demeter and Dionysus
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Mankind’s Best Friends
Demeter Dionysus
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Demeter (Ceres)
• the goddess of the harvest, who presided over grains and the fertility of the earth.
• had one daughter, Persephone (but being grasped away by Hades)
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Persephone – the goddess of Spring
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Hades carried Persephone off to the Dark Underworld
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The Return of Persephone
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Dionysus (Bacchus)
• the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness and ecstasy.
• a son of Zeus and the mortal Semele (Theban Princess), thus semi-divine Dionysus and Semele
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Dionysus (Bacchus)
• kind and beneficent, but could also be cruel, barbarian and drive men mad
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Dionysus and Maenads
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Q & A• Review Question: As Olympians all get their jobs, who is to blame/
responsible for the financial crisis in Europe? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV98aRJ_IdQ
• Please list three features you observed from Dionysus and Demeter. What are they usually associated with? By what can you recognize Dionysus and Demeter from a painting?