ZEUS The king of the gods felt the wrath of Demeter when he gave her daughter Persephone away to Haides. According to some, the transformation was a blessing, bestowed upon the Seirenes at their own request. SEIRENES (Sirens) Aitolian nymph handmaidens of the goddess Persephone who were transformed into bird-like monsters by Demeter as punishment for refusing to help in the search for their mistress. POSEIDON Demeter brought famine to the earth after Poseidon raped her in the form of a horse, while she was searching for her daughter Persephone. When she complained to be superior to the goddess and that she would win back the heart of the god, Demeter was furious and transformed her into a mint plant. MINTHE An underworld nymph who was loved by the god Haides but abandoned when he fell in love with Persephone. KOLONTAS (Colontas) A man Argos (southern Greece) who was burnt up within his house as punishment for driving Demeter away when she sought his hospitality in the search for her daughter. This page contains stories of Demeter's wrath, the most famous of which include the great famine, insatiable hunger of Erysikhthon, and metamorphoses of Askalabos and Askalaphos.ĪSKALABOS (Ascalabus) A man of Argos (southern Greece) who was transformed into a spotted gecko by Demeter as punishment for mocking the goddess' ravenous drinking of meal as she rested during the search for her daughter.ĪSKALAPHOS (Ascalaphus) An underworld daimon who was transformed by Demeter into a lizard or screech-owl as punishment for reporting to Haides that her daughter had tasted the fruit of the pomegranate. Ceres Demeter and the return of Persephone, Athenian red-figure bell krater C5th B.C., Metropolitan Museum of ArtĭEMETER was the Olympian goddess of agriculture, grain and bread.
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