Mitologia classe III A

La tela di Aracne

EXERCISES

Demetra and Persefone

1. What was Demetra’s job? 2. What was the weather like during the time of the gods? 3. What happened to Persefone? 4. How did Demetra react to the kidnapping of her daughter? 5. What were the consequences on the world? 6. What did Zeus do? 7. Persefone was allowed to leave the underworld under one condition. What was

it? 8. Which compromise did Plutone and Ermes come to? 9. What happened in the world after the decision was made that Persefone would

stay six months in one world and six months in another?

Aracne’s web

1. What work did Aracne do? 2. As time passed, how did Aracne become? 3. Why did the old woman tell her not to take advantage? 4. What was Atena very good at? 5. Why did Atena go to see Aracne? 6. What did Aracne do? 7. How did Atena react at the end of the work? 8. Which animal was Aracne transformed into?

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