CLSX 148 Lecture 7: CLSX 148-September 9
9 Sep 2015
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Homeric hymn to demeter: demophon, eleusis, eleusinian mysteries, triptolemos, aitology, social charter, might be implying that demeter could be a challenger to zeus, demeter means mother goddess, demeter almost gets exactly what she wants from zeus without having to compromise, demeter is upset due to persephone"s kidnapping, refuses to let the earth produce grain etc, myth could also be a metaphor for loss of virginity persephone kidnapped while picking flowers, trapped in underworld because she eats pomegranate, flowers could be symbolism for virginity, explores women at different times of their life: young woman, mother, and elderly woman.
