Demeter And Persephone
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...was the basis for the Greek understanding of the seasons of the earth. The Myth also gave examples of innocence, isolation, despair and joy. Some of the modern words of today and ideas, such as mother earth and mother nature stem from this Greek myth and the various names given to the mother, Demeter.
SUMMARY OF THE STORY
As related in Greek mythology, the earth once had an unending season of temperate weather (Leeming). There were no seasons. The entire year was had a temperate climate and the plant life was always green and the flowers were always in bloom. At this time, the world was full of beauty. The crops were plentiful and humans had plenty of everything.
Demeter was the goddess who was responsible for the plentiful bounty of the earth. Demeter was also known as the goddess of the grain and the harvest (Leeming).
Demeter’s daughter was known as the Maiden of Spring, and was...
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