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Greek Mythology: The Ten Marble Fragments Of The Great Eleusinian Relief

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Jordyn Wright
Jerrad Lancaster
Greek Mythology
17 April 2018
Ten marble fragments of the Great Eleusinian Relief
The Ten marble fragments of the Great Eleusinian Relief was created by an unknown artist during the time when Greece was overtaken by the Romans. The sculpture has Demeter on the left standing, Persephone, her daughter standing to the right and the wife of Hades etched into it. Persephone is dressed in chiton and himation. Both the goddess extend their right hands toward a nude youth, it appears to be a piece of grain that Persephone is handing him. The thought of the boy is it is Triptolemos, which Demeter sent to teach men on how to prepare grain. “The original marble relief was found at the Sanctuary of Demeter at Eleusis, the site of the Eleusinian mysteries, a secret cult that was famous throughout antiquity.” (Metmuseum.org,) This cult also had ceremonies that were kept secret and preserved through cultural history. “The people who have initiated the rebirth of Persephone symbolized the eternity of life which flows from generation to generation, and they believed that they would have been given a reward in the afterlife.” (“Eleusinian Mysteries.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 19 Apr. 2018, )
“This piece was created during the Augustan Rule which took place during 27 B.C to 14 A.D. During this time the writers and artists were to …show more content…

But by the rule of Fates that if someone consumes food or drink in the Underworld, they were doomed to spend eternity there. Hades had tricked Persephone into eating Pomegranate seeds which forced her to stay in the Underworld for some months during each year. Persephone agreed to this arrangement but during her absent Demeter was unhappy and neglected the Earth during this time. When Persephone came back to Earth, Demeter was overwhelmed with the joy of her being back and started to take care of the Earth

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