Persephone kidnapped by Hades

Persephone leaving Mom

Demeter’s Grief; Persephone; Taken by force~Rape

Etymology of the word: RapeDefinition of RAPE

archaic :  to seize and take away by force

an Old World herb (Brassica napus) of the mustard family grown as a forage crop and for its seeds which yield rapeseed oil and are a bird food — compare CANOLA

Other Agriculture/Gardening Termsfallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth,windfall

Origin of RAPEMiddle English, from Latin rapa, rapum turnip, rape; akin to Old High German rāba turnip, rape, Lithuanian ropėFirst Known Use: 14th century

The goddess Demeter

Man’s Best Friend

• Harvest, Fertility and Agriculture

Demeter Symbols

Man’s connection to Nature• In mythology, mortals are closely

connected to nature. Their stories involve natural things, such as trees, flowers, clouds, and the sea. The gods and goddesses are often a part of nature, representing the sun or the moon, for example. Explain whether or not you feel close to nature. What connects you to or separates you from it?

• “In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.” — William Blake

• “... and in her starry shade • Of dim and solitary loveliness, • I learn’d the language of another world.”• — Lord Byron• “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a

flower.” • — Albert Camus