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061 The "Two Goddesses"

061 The "Two Goddesses"

The History of Ancient Greece · Ryan Stitt

November 13, 201745m 52s

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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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