ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

FOLK LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
She is the goddess of the Earth and of agriculture. She causes the world to have winter when her daughter, Persephone is with Hades.
A
Athena
B
Artemis
C
Aphrodite
D
Demeter
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Demeter is the Greek goddess of agriculture and the harvest, whose beloved daughter, Persephone, gets kidnapped by Hades, god of the underworld (and Demeter’s brother!). Demeter’s immense, icy grief casts the world into winter, as she refuses to let anything grow until her daughter comes back.

Detailed explanation-2: -The story of Persephone, the sweet daughter of goddess Demeter who was kidnapped by Hades and later became the Queen of the Underworld, is known all over the world. It is actually the way of the ancient Greeks to explain the change of the seasons, the eternal cycle of the Nature’s death and rebirth.

Detailed explanation-3: -The goddess Persephone is known for serving as Goddess of Spring, but she also operated in a variety of other important roles in Greek mythology. Like her mother, Demeter, Persephone was an agriculturally-based goddess who presided over grains and vegetation, leading her to be known as the Goddess of Vegetation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Demeter was the Ancient Greek goddess of the harvest. She was a very important goddess to Ancient Greek people, who farmed a lot of their food. Demeter had a kind and beautiful daughter, called Persephone, who she loved very much. Persephone, like her mum, loved nature.

Detailed explanation-5: -Demeter, in Greek religion, daughter of the deities Cronus and Rhea, sister and consort of Zeus (the king of the gods), and goddess of agriculture. Her name indicates that she is a mother.

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