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1. What is Persephone the goddess of? -> a. Spring
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2. How does Persephone end up in the underworld? -> b. Persephone asks Zephyrus, the god of the west wind, to fly her there.
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3. What Demeter (Ceres) the goddess of? -> d. Marriage
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4. How does Demeter figure out what has happened to her daughter? -> c. She asks Helios, the sun god, because he sees everything from his place in the sky.
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5. How does Demeter react when she finds out what has happened to Persephone? -> a. She throws a bridal shower for her daughter.
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6. How does Zeus try to save the world from a famine and starvation? -> c. He sends ambrosia and nectar to the mortals.
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7. How does Hades trick Persephone into coming back to the underworld? -> d. He has his dog Cerberus give her his best sad puppy-dog face.
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8. What are the consequences of eating something in the underworld? -> a. If you eat there, you can never leave the underworld.
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8. What are the consequences of eating something in the underworld? -> b. You turn into a pomegranate tree.
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9. What deal does Zeus' mother, Rhea, strike with Hades? -> d. Persephone must stay in the underworld for part of the year, but can return to her mother for the rest of the year.
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10. How does Demeter feel about the deal that Rhea strikes with Hades? -> a. She reluctantly agrees, but vows to not let anything grow on earth while Persephone is in the underworld.
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11. What is an etiological myth? -> a. A myth about food.
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12. What does this myth explain? -> c. Why the earth has seasons
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13. Who is Hades? -> a. The lord of the underworld and the god of the dead
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14. Why did people used to call Persephone "Despoina," which translates to "the mistress"? -> a. Because she was Hermes' mistress
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15. What were the Eleusinian Mysteries? -> d. A religious celebration in ancient Greece
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16. How many seeds are said to be in a pomegranate? -> d. No two pomegranates are alike.
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17. In Orthodox Christianity, what is the pomegranate associated with? -> a. Martyrdom
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