The title character of this text is cheered by the girl Iambe, who tells jokes, or in some versions, shows her genitals.
The title character of this text is cheered by the girl Iambe, who tells jokes, or in some versions, shows her genitals. Sitting near the Parthenion of Eleusis, she encounters Kallithoe and the other daughters of Keleos, and after telling a tale of being abducted from Crete by pirates, she adopts the name Doso. After she accepts a drink of barley and water instead of wine, Metaneira having given her the task of nurturing the infant Demophon, she attempts to bestow immortality upon him by concealing him in fire. This visit to the mortal plane follows a fruitless visit to Hekate, another to Helios, who reveals the source of her troubles, and finally a message from Zeus, who mediates her dispute with Hades. Describing the events following the abduction of Persephone, for 10 points, name this Archaic Greek text, a lyric poem in praise of the titular goddess.
The title character of this text is cheered by the girl Iambe, who tells jokes, or in some versions, shows her genitals.
“The Homeric Hymn to{ Demeter}”