Demeter Searches For Persephone: Lines 40-89 Flashcards
1
Q
What does Demeter do ?
A
Hurled of her dark cloak and searched both land of sea ‘like a bird of prey’
2
Q
How many days does Demeter search for her daughter ?
A
Nine days
3
Q
What does Hecate tell Demeter after her days of searching ?
A
She (hecate) says that she heard Persephone cries but didn’t see her
She allows says Helios may be able to help her
4
Q
What do Hecate and Demeter do after talking ?
A
Visit Helios and ask him what happens to which he tells them that Zeus had offered Persephone to Hades
5
Q
What empashises Demeters efforts ?
A
The fact that she does not eat any ambrosia during her search
Ambrosia: immortal food of the gods
