Demeter and Dionysus + Archetypes

Goddess of corn (wears gold)

Demeter

Held at harvest time in September every 5 years and lasted for 9 days

Demeter’s festival

9 days

How long Demeter wandered the earth looking Persephone

Demeter and Dionysus

 were worshiped together, naturally, because they both brought good gifts to the earth (wine and corn), suffering gods. the happy gods of the harvest, during the winter time they were sorrowful, and the earth was sad.

Persephone 

Demeter’s daughter, maiden of the spring 

Zeus

This god had to take matters into his own hands, and told Hermes to

tell Hades, to let his bride go back to Demeter.

Hades 

This god knew he must obey Zeus and send her back up, but first made Persephone eat pomegranate seeds so she would be forced to return 

Rhea 

Sent forth to comfort Demeter, Demeter has respect, and mutual understanding of motherhood.  

Dionysus

Son of Zeus and Semele

Theban princess (City of Thebes)

Semele

Semele

 Zeus was madly in love with ______ and swore by the river Styx that he would do anything she wanted. wanted to see him in full splendor (lightning), Hera made her think she wanted that. 

Reason why semele died 

No mortal could see Zeus on his full splendor, died from Zeus’s burning light 

Dionysus 

Born of fire and nursed by rain, god of wine (god of the vine)

Reason pirates took Dionysus 

He looked like the son of kings

He’s made from fire (the stars) and rain so they burned 

Why did Dionysus’s ropes fall apart?

Adriadne

The princess of Crete

Dionysus 

Longed for his mother, traveled to underworld to seek her, defied Death, brought her to Olympus. Gods accepted her 

Why the gods accepted Semele into Olympus 

She’s the mother of an immortal 

Makes them drunk, courage was quickened and fear was banished,

wine can be bad 

It cheers and warms men’s heart, Dionysus was not only outside them but he was within them too 

Wine can be good 

Dionysus’ festival 

This was celebrated with Demeter 

Dionysus.

Patron of the theatre 

Dionysus

More then a suffering god, a tragic god

Dionysus and Demeter

The suffering gods 

Demeter

Suffered because their daughter was forcibly taken away 

Dionysus 

Suffered because their mother died before they were born, could never meet their mother 

Hero 

The main character in a myth is often descended from the gods. He/she faces difficult tasks and overcomes them using smarts, strength, and courage (Odysseus)

Greek hero 

A human with supernatural powers who represents qualities that Greek society valued like courage, strength, and wisdom. Ex. Hercules 

Archetype 

A plot pattern, image, or character type that appears throughout literature. Ex. Damsel in distress 

Unusual birth/ conception 

Half mortal (human) and half immortal, strange complications at birth 

Born of royalty 

Usually the child of a princess or queen, the immortal parent sometimes tricker the mortal parent

Prophesy/ abandoned at birth 

A prediction is made about the hero’s future. Often not raised by their mortal birth parent who abandoned them out of fear 

Preforming extraordinary feats at a young age 

Hero’s show their strength or talents at a young age. Foreshadows the great things or troubles ahead 

Favored by the gods

The gods looked out for heroes because they were related. Often given magical gifts or help in times of need. 

Quests 

A hero must go on a quest. Overcome obstacles and return with greater knowledge and experience. Make the world a safer place

Facing death 

Confront some form of darkness or death and return stronger. Often travel to the underworld 

Marry a princess 

Marry a princess as a reward. Often leads to unhappiness

Becoming a legend 

Recognized as great by Greek society because of their courage and the flaws they share with all humans 

Bacchus

Another name for Dionysus

Dionysus turned into

Lion

The pirates that took Dionysus turned into…

Dolphin