CLA204H1 Lecture : CLA204H1 Feb 7th Notes
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Common epipher is kore (greek word for girl) means she"s defined for her youthfulness. Demeter reaction to persephone getting raped by hades. She reacts violently, by trying to starve the world. Persephone out in peaceful meadow, and hades kidnaps her. Zeus gave daughter to hades permission, and demeter is pissed. Demeter wanders earth dressed as mortal woman, encounters girls who are daughters of kelios. demeter becomes nurse of some baby brother of some family demaphon. Demeter enters some palace, and fills the entire room with some nice shit, a symbol of epiphany. They dont realize she"s not divine, but think shes mortal. Demeter at palace is distressed, not in good mood due to her daughter"s status. Some servant aiybi tries to cheer her up, makes demeter laugh, this is an important scene as it can be regarded as the aition for a genre of greek poetry iambos
