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There is a strong relationship between myths and rituals, as some of history's oldest cultures have devised myths with the purpose of describing events that are part of rituals. In order to have a complex understanding of a myth, one needs to focus on looking at the respective legend in an association with the ritual that it is meant to refer to. The Homeric hymn describing the life of Demeter and her daughter, Persephone, is intended to provide a mythical account concerning seasons and about why vegetation experiences a state of decay for several months each year.
The myth of Demeter and her daughter,...
As a response to this act, her mother, the individual in charge of agriculture and fertility, refused to cultivate lands and triggered a period of barrenness. This in turn influences Zeus and other gods to want to get actively involved in resolving the problem, as only by their interference would conditions become normal again.
Zeus sent Hermes to negotiate with Hades, as he was well-aware that the god of the Underworld would be reluctant to yield so easily. The god of transitions managed to get Hades to cooperate and also pleased the other gods and Demeter by reaching a settlement involving Persephone spending several months per year with her mother and the rest of the year with Hades in the underworld.
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With respect to the mythology of the male gods, Zeus, Apollo, and Hephaestus seem to be a combination that matches the dynamism of their female goddess counterparts. These gods represent the good and the bad of males; they also represent the spectrum of power and balance of male energy. There is no one god or goddess myth that I feel fully represents the tension between male and female gods because
Marriage in Greek Myth Before we discuss the depictions of marriage in the Theogony, the Homeric Hymn to Demeter and the Odyssey, perhaps we should first discuss the real- life ancient Greek marriage rituals and reveal their attitude towards marriage. Indeed, many of the things we see in Greek myths happened in real life as well. For example, the Greek girls usually married quite young, around the age of 14, which
In "Piaf," Pam Gems provides a view into the life of the great French singer and arguably the greatest singer of her generation -- Edith Piaf. (Fildier and Primack, 1981), the slices that the playwright provides, more than adequately trace her life. Edith was born a waif on the streets of Paris (literally under a lamp-post). Abandoned by her parents -- a drunken street singer for a mother and a