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Demeter was not affected by the seasons, she affected the seasons.
As the story goes, Demeter had a daughter named Kore or Persephone (Greek and Roman respectively). Anyway, her beautiful daughter attracted the attention of Hades, Lord of the Underworld. One day while Kore was out picking flowers, he broke through the earth and kidnapped her and carried her away to the underworld in his chariot.
Demeter searched for her daughter, but to no avail. While she searched and cried, she neglected the earth (she was the goddess of harvests and fertility) and the field's dried up, crops failed and people starved.
Finally, Zeus sent Mercury to Hades to retrieve Kore, because as God of Gods he knew where she was and he couldn't see the people of earth suffer because of Demeter's neglect any longer.
Mercury could bring Kore back, but not fully as she had consumed 6 seeds of a pomegranet grown in the underworld. Because she had consumed it's food, she could not leave it entirely. A compromise was reached in which Kore could return to her mother for 6 months of the year but must remain as Queen of the Underworld for the other 6 months.
The six months she spends with her mother, are the growing and harvesting months for us (late spring until early autumn) when the last wheat is cut from the field (Demeter's sacred crop), Kore must return to the Underworld and Demeter mourns once again and neglects the fields, thus we have winter.
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Why were the seasons affected by Demeter?
Well in the story of Demeter and Persephone Persephone has to stay in the underworld for 6 months so when Persephone is on earth it is warm and things grow and harvest but when Persephone is in the underworld nothing grows and it is cold
How did Demeter and Persephone affect the seasons?
Demeter and Persephone were both goddesses of the earth. Gaia (Earth) through her daughter Rhea, who was the mother of Demeter and grandmother of Persephone.
What are three words for Demeter?
Harvest, Agriculture, and Seasons. Or: Goddess of Agriculture.
Why does the seasons change according to mythology?
persephone, demeter's daughter is carried to the underworld every six months a year which causes the change of the seasons.
Who created the seasons according to Greek mythology?
The Titan Pometheus created Human life
Is Dionysus the reason for the four seasons?
No, the story of Demeter's daughter Persephone is about the seasons among other things.
Why were the seasons affected by Demeter?
Well in the story of Demeter and Persephone Persephone has to stay in the underworld for 6 months so when Persephone is on earth it is warm and things grow and harvest but when Persephone is in the underworld nothing grows and it is cold
What are Demeter's talents?
Demeter's special talents were growing grain and controlling the seasons
What are Demeter's special Talents?
Demeter's special talents were growing grain and controlling the seasons
What seasons is Demeter without Persephone?
The Winter months.
Who is the roman god of seasons?
Ceres, AKA Demeter
Is Demeter god or goddess?
Demeter, being female, is a goddess. She was the goddess of fertility, agriculture, nature, and the four seasons.
Why did the Greeks create the myth of Demeter and Persephone?
To explain the seasons.
How did Demeter and Persephone affect the seasons?
Demeter and Persephone were both goddesses of the earth. Gaia (Earth) through her daughter Rhea, who was the mother of Demeter and grandmother of Persephone.
What are three words for Demeter?
Harvest, Agriculture, and Seasons. Or: Goddess of Agriculture.
How are seasons weather and climate connected to each other?
Climate is affected by the seasons and the weather is affected by the climate. Seasons=Climate=Weather.
What is the purpose of the myth Demeter and Persephone?
Demeter: to explain the growth of life on Earth. Persephone: to explain the changing seasons every year in Persephone being Queen of the Underworld while the plants die, and goddess of Spring on Earth during her ascension.
