Chapter 14 Student Quiz

. Demeter is a goddess of:

. The father of Persephone is:

. Who finally told Demeter that Hades had carried off her daughter?

. Which is not another name for the god who rules the Underworld?

. Who is credited with originating the Mysteries?

. Under what name does Demeter travel to Eleusis and the palace of Celeus?

. Whom did Demeter select to spread her arts of agriculture?

. When Demeter first arrived at Eleusis, she stopped at:

. What is the kykeon?

. What does the term hierophant refer to?

. Why was Demeter's daughter required to spend a part of the year in the Underworld?

. Where is the chief sanctuary for the performance of Demeter's mysteries?

. Which is not a name for the queen of the Underworld?

. According to the Homeric Hymn, Demeter at Eleusis tried to immortalize:

. What city-state was intimately involved in the rites at Eleusis?

. What has been claimed as the ultimate revelation in the Mysteries of Demeter?

. What was one of the most famous of women's festivals and the subject of a comedy by Aristophanes?

. What is the term for the things carried in the sacred caskets?

. Who is the queen of Eleusis?

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