Homer's Hymn to Demeter

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:ancient_texts
gptkbp:adaptation Modern retellings
gptkbp:author gptkb:Homer
gptkbp:character gptkb:Triptolemus
gptkb:Zeus
gptkb:Hades
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Abduction_of_Persephone
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced agricultural practices
gptkbp:cultural_significance Explains the seasons
gptkbp:famous_event gptkb:Thesmophoria
gptkbp:genre gptkb:hymns
gptkbp:has_lore gptkb:Demeter
gptkbp:historical_context 8th century BC
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Homer's Hymn to Demeter
gptkbp:influence Roman literature
gptkbp:inspiration Rituals in ancient Greece
gptkbp:language gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:length approximately 495 lines
gptkbp:line Demeter, goddess of the harvest
gptkbp:literary_devices gptkb:Invocation_of_the_Muse
gptkbp:motif gptkb:transformation
Fertility
Grief
Divine intervention
Search for a lost child
gptkbp:mythology gptkb:Persephone
gptkbp:narrative_style gptkb:poetry
gptkbp:notable_quote Describes the beauty of Persephone
Describes the bond between mother and daughter
Describes the cycle of life and death
Describes the impact of loss on nature
Describes the importance of agriculture
Describes the power of the gods
Describes the return of spring
Describes the sorrow of Demeter
gptkbp:performance Recited in ancient festivals
gptkbp:preservation_efforts Part of the Homeric corpus
gptkbp:resolution gptkb:Reunion_of_Demeter_and_Persephone
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis Symbolism of the harvest
Themes of loss and recovery
Cultural significance of Demeter
Gender roles in mythology
Impact on later literature
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:Seasons
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Agriculture
Mother-daughter relationship
gptkbp:translated_into Various languages
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Proserpina
gptkb:Proserpine
gptkb:Persephone
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5