Greek Myth XXX: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book I, Chapter V – Demeter & Persephone, or It’s No Homeric Hymn

Posted byTriumvir ClioPosted inGreek Myth, The Greeks

Pseudo-Apollodorus manages to stay on topic as he tells the tale of Demeter and Persephone.

Discussion Prompts
  1. Which story is better: Helios tells Demeter about the abduction or the people of Hermion do? Why?
  2. What is Demeter’s end-goal in making Demophon immortal?
  3. Does Ascalphus deserve his punishment? Why or why not?

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I have a BA in History and Classical Civilization from Loyola University Chicago and an MPH from Western Michigan University. I've been a geometry teacher, a religion teacher, a writing tutor. I'm a writer, a knitter, a dancer, a singer, an actor. And, yes, for fun I like to reread everything that was assigned while getting my classics degree.

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