1. The Two Great Gods of Earth –
Demeter and Dionysus

2. Mankind’s Best Friends
Demeter
Dionysus

3. Demeter (Ceres)
the goddess of the harvest, who presided over grains and the fertility of the earth.
had one daughter, Persephone (but being grasped away by Hades)

4. Persephone – the goddess of Spring

5. Hades carried Persephone off to the Dark Underworld

6. The Return of Persephone

7. Dionysus (Bacchus)
the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness and ecstasy.
a son of Zeus and the mortal Semele (Theban Princess), thus semi-divine
Dionysus and Semele

8. Dionysus (Bacchus)
kind and beneficent, but could also be cruel, barbarian and drive men mad

9. Dionysus and Maenads

10. Q & A
Review Question:
As Olympians all get their jobs, who is to blame/ responsible for the financial crisis in Europe?
Please list three features you observed from Dionysus and Demeter. What are they usually associated with? By what can you recognize Dionysus and Demeter from a painting?