Modern Religious Experience: The Morality of Greek Myths- Reflection #6

Modern Religious Experience: The Morality of Greek Myths- Reflection #6: "The Creation of Seasons: Demeter and PersephoneFor this reflection, upload a picture that represents your character in the Greek myth you pr..."

                In the Greek myth, "The Creation of the Seasons: Demeter and Persephone" that our group acted out, I played of Zeus. The myth basically starts with Persephone, the daughter of Demeter, attracting Hades', the little brother of Zeus, eye. She is frolicking on Earth, Demeter's backyard, when Hades is granted permission by Zeus to kidnap Persephone. She is kidnapped, and when Demeter finds out, she lets everything die, as she has power over all nature. Seeing the suffering on earth, Zeus makes Hades return Persephone, who he had taken for a wife, but not early enough, because Persephone was tricked into eating 7 pomegranate seeds. The seeds keep her in the Underworld with Hades 7 months out of the year, and it is said that at this time, Nature withers and winter comes, but when Persephone is returned, flowers come out and spring comes. This myth attempts to explain why there are four seasons and how they were created. 

              The moral of the story is well, quite superficially, that one should not kidnap anyone regardless of how insignificant the consequences seem. But on a deeper note, I think that the moral being taught and virtue that can be found significant in Greek was that of Love. The power of a mother's love that would lead Demeter to wreak such havok on nature and overcome Hades love of Persephone. One should learn that, when it comes to family, that one should not blink an eye in keeping them safe, no matter what the cost.