061 The "Two Goddesses"
The History of Ancient Greece
Ryan Stitt
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 13 November 2017
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we discuss the primordial goddess Gaia (the personification of Mother Earth) and her relationship with Demeter, the goddess of agriculture; the myths and iconography of the "two goddesses," Demeter and her daughter Persephone / Kore (including the daughter's abduction by Hades); Persephone's dual role as Queen of the Underworld and an agriculture goddess, like her mother; and the various ways in which these two were worshipped together, particularly in the Peloponnesos and Magna Graecia (but not including their Attic cults)
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/11/061-two-goddesses.html
Intro by Steve Guerra of the History of the Papacy Podcast
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Steve, and I host the History of the Papacy Podcast and Beyond the Big Screen. |
| 0:05.0 | I love Ryan's History of Ancient Greece podcast because he discusses more than just a straight line narrative of ancient Greece history. He explores culture, history, |
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| 0:19.6 | papacy. I want to explore the back alleys and side streets of the popes of Roman Christianity |
| 0:25.6 | that aren't normally covered in the official tour. |
| 0:29.0 | And beyond the big screen, I interview podcasters, bloggers, and more like Ryan about the real story history and |
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| 0:43.7 | dot com to learn more thanks and enjoy the history of ancient Greece I'm going to do. So, The Hello and welcome back to the history of ancient Greece. |
| 1:32.6 | Episode 61, the two goddesses. |
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| 2:01.8 | notes and now let us turn our attention back to the various sites are in the show notes. And now, let us turn our attention back to the ancient Greeks. |
| 2:07.0 | Demeter was one of the five children of Ria, whom Cronus had swallowed. |
| 2:12.0 | She was freed by her youngest brother Zeus, with the help of Medus, and the emetic drug, |
| 2:17.0 | but she did not play a major role in the battle with the Titans. |
| 2:20.0 | She does, though, appear on Greek vases, holding a golden sword or a spear and fighting in the battle against the giants. |
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