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 | | The poem tells how Hades, lord of the underworld, abducted the goddess Persephone and how her grieving mother, Demeter, the goddess of grain, forced the gods to allow Persephone to return to her for part of each year. |
 | | Helene Foley presents the Greek text and an annotated translation of the Hymn, together with selected essays by Helene Foley, Mary Louise Lord, Jean Rudhardt, Nancy Felson-Ruben and Harriet M. Deal, Marilyn Arthur Katz, and Nancy Chodorow. |
 | | For this reason, fire in ancient Greek cults and myths was always auxiliary to the main purpose held by the worshippers. |
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