Demeter in the “Hymn to Demete

“In Greece man first realized what mankind was” Most of the People do not know when Greek dramas and myths were first told in their present shape, but whenever it was primitive life and had been left far behind. The stories we read tell us what the people of ancient Greece thought about their world. They believed there were many Gods and that those Gods controlled the universe. For example, Zeus, the greatest god, was …

…the female Goddesses need to be treated with respect and acknowledge for what they have done. “Homeric Hymn to Demeter” Diotima http://www.stoa.org/diotima/anthology/demeter.shtml. Translation copyright 2000: Gregory Nagy: Blundell Sue “Women in Ancient Greece”. Sue Blundell. 1995 “Demeter on Hymn to Demeter” Britannica Online Encyclopedia 2000 http://www.britannica.com/ Larouse. “World Mythology”. New York: O.G.A.M Publishing, 1965.: 85-120 “Persephone in Greek Mythology” http://www.colorado.edu/Classic, Thursday. 28 Feb, 2002