| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Hades | god of the dead and the underworld |
| Demeter | goddess of the harvest/agriculture |
| Persephone | Demeter's daughter |
| Charon | Who is the ferryman on the River Styx? |
| The River Styx | What river surrounds the underworld? |
| Hades | Mortals are afraid to say ____________' name. |
| The Rich One; The Hospitable One | Hades' nicknames. |
| To pay Charon | Why were coins placed under dead people's tongues? |
| Cerberus | 3-headed dog |
| Persephone | Hades' wife |
| He kidnapped her. | How did Persephone come to be Hades' wife? |
| The River Lethe | Which river makes people forget who they were? |
| Rhadamanthus | Who is the judge of the dead? |
| Erinyes | Who whips the sinners? |
| Elysian Fields | Where did heroes go to live? |
| Pomegranates | The food of the dead. |
| seeds | Persephone is distracted and she accidentally eats pomegranate _______________. |
| Triptolemus | Who helped Demeter uncover the mystery of her daughter's disappearance? |
| Zeus | Who takes pity on Demeter and Persephone? |
| Winter- because Demeter is depressed. | Persephone must return to Hades only a few months a year. What does this explain? |
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