Persephone Queen of the Underworld

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1. What other name is Persephone most often known by? Kore Erinyes Mina Hecate

2. Persephone was the only child of Demeter. True False

3. Which Grecian Island is Persephone said to have been abducted from? Naxos Lesbos Crete Enna

4. Mythology clearly tells us that like most Olympian men Hades was not always the most faithful of husbands. Was Persephone ever unfaithful to Hades? Yes, whenever she left the underworld Yes, with Adonis only No, never Yes, with many men for she never loved her husband

5. In the original myth did Persephone ever love Hades? No she hated him for tearing her away from her mother Yes No she loved Hermes, the Olympian messenger god No she loved Adonis only

6. It was fairly common for the Greek gods to set tasks for mortals in Greek mythology. Herakles is a well known example of this. Psyche is another example. Aphrodite sent Pysche to the Underworld to collect what? Adonis, it was time for him to return to the Goddess of Love A box with Beauty in it A pomegranate so that she could trick her enemies and send them to the Underworld Riches of gold and precious gemstones

7. Orpheus was a mere musician who fell in love with a beautiful girl named Eurydice. Their tale was a tragedy as Eurydice was bitten by a poisonous snake on their wedding day and died. Deciding that he could not possibly live without her, Orpheus journeyed to the Underworld to plead to Hades for her return to him. Persephone was known as a cold and fearsome Queen who never showed mercy or sympathy. Did she allow the restoration of Eurydice to Orpheus? Yes, she was so moved by his music that Hades knowing the pain of the departure of his wife arranged for her return to the upper realms No she had Orpheus killed and let the two into the Elysian Fields No she had a heart of stone Yes but only because she fell in love with Adonis and knew the pain she felt when he was with Aphrodite

8. What was Persephone Goddess of before her marriage to Hades? Harvest Spring Flowers Fruit

9. Who is Persephone's Olympian father? Dionysus Zeus Ares Poseidon

10. What did Persephone eat, securing her fate in the underworld? a banquet dinner apples ambrosia six pomegranate seeds