GODS GODDESSES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD by Virginia Loh-Hagan Gods and goddesses were the main characters of myths Myths are traditional stories from ancient cultures Storytellers answered questions about the world by creating exciting explanations People thought myths were true Myths explained the unexplainable They helped people make sense of human behavior and nature Today we use science to explain the world But people still love myths Myths may not be literally true But they have meaning They tell us something about our history and culture Demeter
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr Virginia Loh-Hagan is an author university professor former classroom teacher and curriculum designer She appreciates the harvests brought by Demeter Eating is her favorite hobby She lives in San Diego with her very tall husband and very naughty dogs To learn more about her visit www virginialoh com Published in the United States of America by Cherry Lake Publishing Ann Arbor Michigan www cherrylakepublishing com Content Adviser Matthew Wellenbach Catholic Memorial School West Roxbury MA Reading Adviser Marla Conn MS Ed Literacy specialist Read-Ability Inc Book Designer Jen Wahi Photo Credits Pidgorna Ievgeniia Shutterstock com 5 Nomad_Soul Shutterstock com 6 Nadya Korobkova Shutterstock com 8 symbiot Shutterstock com 11 manifeesto istockphoto com 13 Vuk Kostic Shutterstock com 15 Elena Schweitzer Shutterstock com 18 Howard David Johnson 2016 19 Dance60 Dreamstime com 21 Sylphe_7 istockphoto com 22 valentinrussanov istockphoto com 25 North Wind Picture Archives Alamy Stock Photo 27 Chronicle Alamy Stock Photo 29 Howard David Johnson 2016 Cover various art elements throughout shutterstock com Copyright 2017 by Cherry Lake Publishing All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher 45th Parallel Press is an imprint of Cherry Lake Publishing Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names Loh-Hagan Virginia author Title Demeter by Virginia Loh-Hagan Description Ann Arbor Cherry Lake Publishing 2017 Series Gods and goddesses of the ancient world Includes bibliographical references and index Identifiers LCCN 2016031220 ISBN 9781634721387 hardcover ISBN 9781634722704 pbk ISBN 9781634722049 pdf ISBN 9781634723367 ebook Subjects LCSH Demeter Greek deity Juvenile literature Goddesses Greek Juvenile literature Mythology Greek Juvenile literature Classification LCC BL820 C5 L64 2017 DDC 292 2 114 dc23 LC record available at https lccn loc gov 2016031220 Printed in the United States of America Corporate Graphics 2
3 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR 2 CHAPTER 1 An Independent Woman 4 CHAPTER 2 Good Growing 10 CHAPTER 3 Turning Cold 14 CHAPTER 4 Dragons and More 20 CHAPTER 5 A Mother’s Love 24 Did You Know 30 Consider This 31 Learn More 31 Glossary 32 Index 32
