Ancient Greek Monomythology: Demeter And Persephone

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Thu Le Mrs. Cecilia Petretto HUM 256 Oct. 16th, 2017 Monomyth Essay: Demeter and Persephone “Demeter and Persephone” retold by Reg Harris is one of the ancient Greek mythology follows the pattern of the heroic monomyth. The story is based on Greek Mythology, Persephone was the goddess of flowers in spring, and Demeter is the goddess of the Earth, agriculture and fertility. While Hades is the God of the underworld. The hero’s journey of Persephone all begin when Hades kidnapped her to become his wife. There are three stages of a monomyth; separation, initiation, and return. First, the separation stage of Persephone is beginning when she gets kidnapped by Hades, the King of the underworld. The world of Persephone is known for a beautiful garden with sunshine, green grass and beautiful flowers with fresh air. Persephone was a child of life. She and her mother lived in Earth’s eternal spring. But inside her mind there is always a voice that telling her to discover and explore the outside world and that is her call in this stage. Her inside voice brings a relate to a saying “To find your own way is to follow your own bliss, seeing where the real deep bliss is – not the quick little excitement, but the real, deep, life-filling bliss.” Joseph Campbell. Persephone crosses the threshold when she picks the flower that Hades hide in her garden up; the hole …show more content…

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