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How did Hades "trick" Persephone?

How did Zeus FIRST try and solve the problem?

Hades and Persephone

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How did Zeus FIRST try and solve the problem?
He demanded Hades return Persephone
He said that Persephone must stay with Hades
He told Demeter to go and get her
He did nothing and told Demeter to get over it
2
How did Hades "trick" Persephone?
He gave her food from the Underworld called a pomegranate
He did not trick her
He said she could never leave
He said no one wanted her back
3
What phenomena or "event" does the myth of Hades and Persephone attempt to explain?
Greek Mythology
Why there are 4 seasons
Good and bad gods and goddesses
Mother Nature
4
Who is Persephone?
The daughter of Demeter
The sister of Athena
The mother of Demeter
The daughter of Hades
5
Who is Demeter?
A human
The mother of Persephone
The Queen of the Olympus
The mother of Hades
6
Who is Hades?
A titan
The god of the seas
The king of Olympus
The god of the Underworld
7
Demeter is the goddess of what?
The wind and storms
The flowers and animals
Nature and fertility
The rain and snow
8
What was the "rule" about humans eating food while in the Underworld?
No rule
Eat anything, and you have to stay
There's no food.
It's ok. Enjoy!
9
What happened to the world when Persephone was taken to the underworld?
The world was fine and beautiful
Nothing
Demeter's broken heart made nature turn gray and bare.
The world became dark forever
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What compromise or "solution" did Zeus have for Hades, Persephone and Demeter?
Persephone would stay one month for each seed she ate
He returned Persephone to her mother
He brought Persephone to Olympus
None, Persephone had to stay