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Persephone is primarily known as the goddess of war and wisdom in Greek mythology.
Answer: False
Persephone's primary domains are the underworld, the dead, grain, and spring, not war and wisdom.
According to Greek mythology, Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter and is married to her uncle, Hades.
Answer: True
Persephone is indeed the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, and she is married to Hades, who is her paternal uncle.
The pomegranate, seeds of grain, and a flaming torch are among the key symbols associated with Persephone.
Answer: True
The pomegranate, seeds of grain, and a flaming torch are explicitly listed as key symbols reflecting Persephone's dual nature as a goddess of the underworld and vegetation.
In Homer's epics, Persephone is depicted as a subordinate figure to Hades, with little control over the dead.
Answer: False
Homer's epics portray Persephone as sharing control over the dead with Hades in the underworld, not as a subordinate figure.
Which of the following is NOT one of Persephone's primary roles or domains?
Answer: Goddess of the hunt
Who are Persephone's parents according to Greek mythology?
Answer: Zeus and Demeter
According to Homer's epics, what is Persephone's relationship with Hades in the underworld?
Answer: She shares control over the dead with him.
Rudolf Wachter's etymological hypothesis for Persephone's name suggests a meaning related to 'she who beats the ears of corn.'
Answer: True
Rudolf Wachter's etymological analysis proposes that Persephone's name signifies 'she who beats the ears of corn' or 'thresher of grain,' aligning with her connection to agriculture.
The Albanian dawn-goddess *Premtë* is linguistically connected to the Ancient Greek variant *Persephatta*.
Answer: True
Linguistic studies indicate a connection between the Albanian dawn-goddess *Premtë* (or *Përende*) and the Ancient Greek variant *Persephatta*, both tracing back to an Indo-European root meaning 'she who brings the light through.'
The epithet 'Kore' for Persephone signifies her role as a powerful warrior goddess.
Answer: False
The epithet 'Kore' translates to 'the maiden,' emphasizing Persephone's youthful aspect and her connection to vegetation, not a warrior role.
Persephone is often referred to as 'dread(ed) Persephone' in her role as Queen of the Underworld.
Answer: True
As Queen of the Underworld, Persephone is indeed commonly referred to as 'dread(ed) Persephone,' reflecting her formidable authority over the realm of the dead.
Rudolf Wachter's hypothesis for the etymology of Persephone's name suggests a meaning related to:
Answer: 'She who beats the ears of corn'
The Albanian dawn-goddess *Premtë* or *Përende* is believed to correspond linguistically to which Ancient Greek variant of Persephone's name?
Answer: Persephatta
Persephone's epithets primarily highlight her dual functions as a chthonic goddess and what other type of goddess?
Answer: Vegetation goddess
What does the epithet 'Kore' signify for Persephone?
Answer: 'The maiden'
Persephone's myth explains the changing of the seasons, with her time above ground bringing spring and summer.
Answer: True
The myth of Persephone's annual cycle, spending time both above and below ground, serves as an etiological explanation for the changing of the seasons, bringing fertility when she is with Demeter and barrenness during her time with Hades.
Zeus permitted Hades to abduct Persephone because Demeter had already consented to the marriage.
Answer: False
Zeus permitted Hades to abduct Persephone precisely because Demeter was unlikely to consent to the marriage, making abduction the only viable path for Hades.
Persephone was gathering flowers with the Muses when Hades abducted her.
Answer: False
According to the *Homeric Hymn*, Persephone was gathering flowers with the Oceanids, Pallas Athena, and Artemis when she was abducted, not the Muses.
Helios, the Sun god, informed Demeter of Persephone's abduction by Hades.
Answer: True
Helios, the all-seeing Sun god, was the one who eventually revealed to Demeter that Hades had abducted Persephone.
Hades tricked Persephone into eating ambrosia, which bound her to the underworld.
Answer: False
Hades tricked Persephone into eating pomegranate seeds, not ambrosia, which bound her to spend a portion of each year in the underworld.
Persephone was obliged to spend half of each year in the underworld due to eating the pomegranate seeds, according to all ancient accounts.
Answer: False
While later writers like Ovid and Hyginus stated half a year, the *Homeric Hymn* initially described Persephone spending one-third of each year in the underworld due to consuming the pomegranate seeds.
Hecate played a crucial role in Persephone's rescue, leading her back from the underworld with torches.
Answer: True
In an earlier version of the myth, Hecate was pivotal in Persephone's return, guiding her from the underworld to Demeter with torches.
How does the myth of Persephone's abduction and return primarily explain a natural phenomenon?
Answer: The changing of the seasons
What was Zeus's primary reason for permitting Hades to abduct Persephone?
Answer: Demeter was unlikely to consent to the union.
Who were Persephone's companions when she was abducted by Hades, according to the *Homeric Hymn*?
Answer: The Oceanids, Pallas Athena, and Artemis
Which god eventually informed Demeter of Persephone's abduction?
Answer: Helios
What did Hades trick Persephone into eating to ensure her return to the underworld?
Answer: Pomegranate seeds
How much of each year was Persephone initially obliged to spend in the underworld due to Hades's trick?
Answer: A third
Which goddess was instrumental in Persephone's rescue from the underworld, leading her back with torches?
Answer: Hecate
In Arcadia, Persephone was worshipped under the title Despoina, and her true name was kept secret from most.
Answer: True
In Arcadia, Persephone was indeed revered as Despoina, 'the mistress,' a very old chthonic divinity whose true name was considered taboo and known only to initiates of her mysteries.
The myth of Persephone's abduction and return led to the establishment of Demeter's mysteries near Mount Olympus.
Answer: False
The myth of Persephone's abduction and return led to the establishment of Demeter's sacred mysteries at Eleusis, not near Mount Olympus.
The Thesmophoria festival was a public, men-only festival commemorating Persephone's abduction.
Answer: False
The Thesmophoria festival was a secret, women-only ritual that commemorated marriage, fertility, and Persephone's abduction and return, not a public, men-only event.
In Epizephyrian Locris, Persephone was uniquely worshipped as the protector of warriors and sailors.
Answer: False
In Epizephyrian Locris, Persephone held the unique role of protector of marriage and childbirth, a function typically associated with Hera in other Greek traditions, not warriors and sailors.
In Arcadia, Persephone was worshipped under which title, signifying her role as a very old chthonic divinity?
Answer: Despoina
Where did Demeter establish her sacred mysteries after Persephone's return and reunion?
Answer: Eleusis
The Thesmophoria festival, which involved Persephone, was characterized by what type of rituals?
Answer: Secret, women-only rituals
In the Eleusinian Mysteries, Persephone was associated with her mother Demeter and which agricultural god?
Answer: Triptolemos
What unique role did Persephone hold in the cult of Epizephyrian Locris in Magna Graecia?
Answer: Protector of marriage and childbirth
What is the significance of the votive pinakes found in Epizephyrian Locris?
Answer: They were offerings to Persephone depicting scenes from her myth and cult.
In Orphic religion, where were the ideal destinations for the deceased often described in relation to Persephone?
Answer: Her sacred meadows and groves
Ascalaphus was transformed into an eagle owl by Persephone as punishment for revealing her consumption of pomegranate seeds.
Answer: True
Ascalaphus, who revealed Persephone's consumption of pomegranate seeds, was indeed transformed into an eagle owl by Persephone as punishment for his disclosure.
Zeus resolved the dispute between Aphrodite and Persephone over Adonis by decreeing Adonis would spend equal time with each goddess and then choose for himself.
Answer: True
Zeus's resolution in the Adonis dispute was that Adonis would spend one-third of the year with Aphrodite, one-third with Persephone, and the remaining third as he chose, which he ultimately spent with Aphrodite.
Persephone transformed the nymph Minthe into a laurel tree after Minthe declared her intention to replace Persephone as queen of the underworld.
Answer: False
Persephone transformed the nymph Minthe into a mint plant, not a laurel tree, after Minthe's boastful declaration.
Persephone granted the shade of Tiresias the unique favor of retaining his mental prowess and clairvoyance after death.
Answer: True
Persephone bestowed upon the shade of Tiresias the singular privilege of maintaining his mental faculties and prophetic abilities in the underworld.
Orpheus's enchanting music persuaded Persephone and Hades to release Eurydice from the underworld.
Answer: True
Orpheus's extraordinary musical talent charmed both Persephone and Hades, leading them to agree to release Eurydice from the underworld, albeit with a condition.
What was the fate of Ascalaphus for revealing Persephone's consumption of pomegranate seeds?
Answer: He was transformed into an eagle owl.
How did Zeus resolve the dispute between Aphrodite and Persephone over Adonis?
Answer: He decreed Adonis would spend one-third of the year with each goddess, and one-third as he chose.
What was the consequence of Persephone's wrath towards the nymph Minthe?
Answer: Minthe was transformed into a mint plant.
What unique favor did Persephone grant to the shade of Tiresias in the underworld?
Answer: He retained his mental prowess and clairvoyance.
How did Orpheus convince Persephone and Hades to release Eurydice?
Answer: His enchanting music charmed them.
The myth of a goddess being abducted and taken to the underworld is believed to be Pre-Greek in origin, possibly derived from a Sumerian story.
Answer: True
Scholars suggest that the motif of a goddess abducted to the underworld, central to Persephone's myth, may have Pre-Greek origins, potentially stemming from an ancient Sumerian narrative concerning Ereshkigal.
Orphic and Platonist traditions viewed Kore as a minor deity of the harvest, not a pervasive goddess of nature.
Answer: False
Contrary to being a minor deity, Orphic and Platonist traditions depicted Kore as an all-pervading goddess of nature, responsible for both creation and destruction.
Empedocles referred to Persephone as Nestis, associating her with the classical element of fire.
Answer: False
Empedocles referred to Persephone as Nestis, but he associated her with the classical element of water, not fire.
Socrates suggested that Hades consorts with Persephone due to her beauty, as recounted in Plato's *Cratylus*.
Answer: False
In Plato's *Cratylus*, Socrates suggested that Hades consorts with Persephone due to her wisdom, not her beauty, implying respect for her intellect.
Mycenaean Greek tablets from Eleusis mention 'the two queens and the king,' which are believed to be precursors to Demeter, Persephone, and Poseidon.
Answer: True
Mycenaean tablets from Eleusis indeed refer to 'the two queens and the king,' which scholars interpret as early forms of Demeter, Persephone, and Poseidon, indicating a long history of their worship.
The myth of a goddess being abducted and taken to the underworld is suggested to be derived from an ancient story of which Sumerian deity?
Answer: Ereshkigal
How did the philosopher Empedocles refer to Persephone in his writings, associating her with water?
Answer: Nestis
According to Plato's *Cratylus*, Socrates suggested Hades consorts with Persephone due to her:
Answer: Wisdom