12 Others again place the event at Pheneus in Arcadia, 13 or at Cyzicus, 14 while the Homeric hymn on Demeter places it in the plain of Nysa in Asia. Other traditions place the rape of Persephone at Erineus on the Cephissus, in the neighborhood of Eleusis, 7 at Colonus in Attica, 8 in an island of the Atlantic near the western coast of Spain, 9 at Hermione in the Peloponnese, 10 in Crete, 11 or in the neighborhood of Pisa. 5 This legend, which points to Sicily, though undoubtedly very ancient, 6 is certainly not the original tradition, since the worship of Demeter was introduced into Sicily by colonists from Megara and Corinth. The spot where Persephone was believed to have been carried into the lower world is different in the different traditions the common story places it in Sicily, in the neighborhood of Enna, on Mount Etna, or between the wells Cyane and Arethusa. Her mother, who heard only the echo of her voice, immediately set out in search of her daughter. Her cries of anguish were heard only by Hecate and Helios. ![]() Zeus, without the knowledge of Demeter, had promised Persephone to Hades, and while the unsuspecting maiden was gathering flowers which Zeus had caused to grow in order to tempt her and to favor Hades' scheme, the earth suddenly opened and she was carried off by Aidoneus (Hades). 4 The most prominent part in the mythus of Demeter is the rape of her daughter Persephone by Hades, and this story not only suggests the main idea embodied in Demeter, but also directs our attention to the principal seats of her worship. ![]() 2īy her brother Zeus, Demeter became the mother of Persephone (Proserpine) and Dionysus, 3 and by Poseidon of Despoena and the horse Arion. Like the other children of Cronus she was devoured by her father, but he gave her forth again after taking the emetic which Metis had given him. ![]() ![]() Demeter was the daughter of Cronus and Rhea, and sister of Hestia, Hera, Aides, Poseidon, and Zeus.
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