Hermes - the messenger god
The skit that my group performed in class was a portrayal of the Greek myth Seasons. The story revolves around Hades, the god of the Underworld, kidnapping Persephone, the goddess of flowers, after falling in love with her. This causes Demeter, mother of Persephone and the goddess of harvest, to wreak havoc among her responsibilities and duties of overlooking the growth and prosperity of all living things. As all of nature slowly withers away, Zeus refuses to simply stand by, so he sends Hermes, the messenger god, to bring Persephone back from the Underworld. Although Persephone returns safely, she is forced to go back to the Underworld for seven months each year because she ate seven pomegranate seeds. So during the seven months Persephone is gone each year, Demeter returns to her mourning and doesn’t let nature flourish.
I believe that the moral of this story is to never give up on something or someone that you love. By forcing Zeus to use his authority to retrieve Persephone through curtailing her own responsibilities, Demeter didn’t stop fighting for her daughter. This moral is something that readers can take away or learn from this story. The seven-month intervals of Persephone’s stay on Earth are perceived to be the answer to an enigma that has been questioned for a long time. How were the seasons created? Although not completely answered even today, this Greek myth is a potential answer for all of us wondering how winter, summer, spring, and fall came to be. Through this story, readers can tell that the virtue of motherly love is important to the Greeks. The unconditional love a mother has for her child can be seen through the relationship between Demeter and Persephone.
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