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Mythology Study Guide & Essays

by Edith Hamilton

Mythology is perhaps the most highly acclaimed modern collection of Greek and Roman (and even some Norse) myths. Written by Edith Hamilton in 1942, the collection draws on classical and other ancient sources to retell a wide variety of tales. In her introduction, Hamilton admits the difficulty of…

The Mythology study guide contains a biography of Edith Hamilton, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis of the major Greek myths and Western mythology.

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Posted By jennifer k #235175 at Mar 21, 2012 7:40 PM

In the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, why does Demeter go to Eleusis? Why does she want to make the child Demophon Immortal?

I have read about the Eleusinian Mysteries, but I am still trying to finger out the exact answer to this question.

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