2006-09-29 23:28:06 · 10 answers · asked by Wafa K 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Persephone
The beautiful daughter of Demeter and Zeus, Persephone is the focus of the story resulting in the division of the seasons, giving us the sweetness of Spring and the bitterness of Winter. Hades did not woo the beautiful Persephone, he abducted her and took her to his underground kingdom. After much protest, Persephone came to love the cold blooded king of the underworld but her mother, Demeter, was consumed with rage and sorrow. She demonstrated her anger by punishing the earth’s inhabitants with bitter cold and blustering winds. Unless Persephone was returned to her mother’s side, the earth would perish.
Hermes was sent to the house of Hades by Zeus to reason with Hades. He entered the kingdom of Hades and negotiated a compromise between the (usually cold and selfish) Hades and the (usually loving and caring) Demeter. Before Persephone could leave the underworld, Hades gave her a pomegranate seed to eat. By doing this he bound her to himself and his kingdom. When Demeter found out about the trickery she was angry but she was also resigned that there was nothing she could do... her loving daughter was bound to the Lord of the Dead. With no alternative, it was agreed that Persephone would to spend part of the year with her husband, Hades, and part of the year in the sunlight with her mother, Demeter.
When Persephone is with Hades the earth is wracked by the sorrow of her mother. But, when Persephone returns from the underworld to walk the earth again, Demeter pours forth the blessings of Spring to welcome her beloved daughter home.
2006-09-30 00:49:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many hun, almost every culture had a deity that explained the weather or earth happenings. For instance, the deity Thor, the god of Thunder and lightning. He had a mighty hammer that when he struck the gound made thunderstorms. He was a viking deity by the way. It just comes down to which culture are you trying to study? You may try going to Yahoo search and looking up weather deities, weather gods, deities of weather, ect.
2006-09-30 00:39:43 · answer #2 · answered by LunaFaye 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a story about a competition between the wind & sunshine.
The wind decides to show it is stronger than the sun & it sees a man on a horse wearing a cloak. He says to the sunshine that the strongest would show its strength by getting the man to take his cloak off.
The wind blows & blows in an effort to blow the cloak off the man, all that happens is that the man hugs the cloak closer to him. The sun then comes out & shines on the man. He takes his cloak off to reduce his temperature.
I think the point is to show that there are often different ways to accomplish the same thing & that often the least likely is the most appropriate.
2006-09-29 23:42:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look up the Bermuda Triangle. The weather phenomena and disappearances of ships and planes over the last several centuries are well documented.
2006-09-30 05:26:33 · answer #4 · answered by Compurednek 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
George Bush created hurricane Katrina.
2006-09-30 00:01:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
how about this one...the time between the lightning flash and the sound of the thunder will tell you how many miles away a storm is. 1 second = 1 mile.
2006-09-30 00:45:11 · answer #6 · answered by kveldulfgondlir 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look up the Native American folklore, American Indians/Plains tribes. Who did dances to the sun God for rain.
2006-09-29 23:35:46 · answer #7 · answered by rswdew 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about Jack Frost.
2006-09-30 12:46:11 · answer #8 · answered by Boogerman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wash your car and see if it doesnt rain.
2006-09-30 00:13:53 · answer #9 · answered by Lucy Lu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know if they have that one but they have plenty http://www.snopes.com
2006-09-29 23:36:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋