Monday, January 31, 2011

The Story of Ceres and Proserpina

Who was your favorite character in the myth of "The Story of Ceres and Proserpina", pgs. 684-688 in your Literature Book. Why was this character your favorite? Note: You must provide proof from the story to support your answer. Your response must be 4-5 sentences.

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  2. Hey Kyle here and i say pluto was very sneeky. He showed this in the way he got Proserpina to eat the pomegranate seed. Which meant that Prosenpina could only vist her mother Ceres half a year.The other half of the year she was the Queen of the Underworld.

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  3. Proserpina is my favorite because she always tried to do whats best and help other people.Like when she tried to get flowers she went for the best ones but sadly she did not do what her mother said "don't go off to far."Also at the end she tried to get out of Pluto as fast as she could, Pluto said "eat this seed and it will bring you good luck" and she was tricked.(Cody L.)

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  4. My favorite character was Ceres. Ceres was my favorite character because she always cared for her daughter whenever she is gone,and she said "don't go off to far"v but sadly Proserpina was taken by Pluto the God of the underworld,but as this happened Ceres rushed and tried to save Proserpina and they got her back.(Joshua C.,Mrs.Vadnais HR)

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  5. My favorite character was Ceres because she was the reason the earth was about to end. She also was very fond of the prince in the story that is mentioned on page 686. She was very frustrated when Pluto kidnapped her daughter, Proserpina! (Miranda D. HR Vadnais)

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  7. My favorite character is ceres,because she has the power of grain and she is the reason all of us will die someday, and also ceres was very angry at Pluto for steeling her only daughter,Perserpina. (Ashlyn C. HR Vadnais)

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  8. sup its Tad s.my favorite character is ceres.she was going to stop at nothing to get her daughter proserpina from pluto. so she wanted to help nany a baby boy . she wanted to make the boy a god like herself. but then her daughter ate a pomegranate fruit and became plutos wife and only gets to spend spring and summer with ceres and fall and winter with pluto so we have seasonsso thats why ceres is my favorite character

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  9. I like pluto because he is a king of the underworld. He succussfully kidnapped Proserpina. He made her eat a sacered fruit. And made her his queen.(Hunter M.Pavelka HR)

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  11. My favorite character is Ceres,because she cares about her daughter Proserpina and stop at nothing to find her.And she make the season(Alice T.Pavelka HR)

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  12. my favorite character is helios god of the sun because no matter where you are helios is always whaching, like on the part when proserpina got kidnapped by pluto, helios was whaching and knew pluto did it, so like if anything goes wrong like someone stole your purse helios can see who did it and you can take care of the problem. (Alexander F, Vadnais HR)

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  13. My favorite charater was helios because helios knew what happen to proserpina ,so ceres used helios to for her daughter from the dead .so ceres makes a potion to find her daughter from the dead and be saved (Cristian B, Pavelka HR0

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  14. My favorite character in the story is pluto.The reason pluto is my favorite is because he is evil.He took prosepina from her mother.So now prosepina has to stay with pluto for half a year and the other half with her mother cause she ate a pomagrante seed.

    caitlyn s. burns hr

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  15. My favorite charather is jupiter because he's in charge of the gods,and he tells pluto to give prserpina back to ceres[her mom]. So that she will be happy and she will tell the qeen how to grow food. Also i like how he try to tell ceres that her daughter was captured by pluto.He also try to tell pluto to take her back, but he did not listen.

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  16. ooo sorry that was me [koryn.w];]-

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  17. My favorite character is Helious because he's incharge of the sun. I also like him becuse he can sees every thing that happens on earth. In the story Helious tells Creres and Hacate that Pluto took Proserpina away.Helious also told them that Jupiter gave Pluto permision to do so. That is my favorite character.(Dominique H. Vadnais HR.)

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  18. My favorite character is ceres. I like ceres because she loves her daughter and her power to change the seasons.As well as how she is truthful and honest. You can tell ceres loves her daughter because it says in the book "I never will, not unless my daughter is returned safely to me". When she was sad the seasons, fall and winter came when, she was happy spring and summer came because she was with her daughter.
    (Lizzie C. Burns)

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  19. my favorite character is ceres beacuse she shows her love for he daughter and to show her love for her daughter.she stop making food for the world tell she got her daughter back.so pluto told proserpina to eat a pomegranate seed he said it will give her good luck.but it realy made were she come back and visited her momm ever 6 months so thats how we got winterand summer (cameron.f)

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  20. my favorite character is ceres because she has a daughter that she loves alot.her daughter is named proserpina,she was kipnapped by the underground pluto.now she is trying to get her daughter back from the evil god pluto.she stop making food for everybody until she got proserpina back.pluto told proserpina to eat a pomergrate seed. when she ate the seed,now she have to stay with pluto half the year and with her mother the other half. when ceres is sad it is fall,and winter,but when she is happy with her daughtter proseropina it is spring,and summer.[antionette r.pavelka hr]

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  21. I really liked Ceres,because she loved her daughter so much that she wouldn't rest. She searched and searched. She never gave up hope her daughter might return. For example when she stopped harvest from growing because she missed her daughter so much! I liked the part when they both saw each other again.

    ( Dana S,Burns homeroom)

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  22. My favorite character is Ceres.I liked Ceres because she went the big journey to find her daughter who was in the underground with Pluto.her daughter ate the seed so she stays with pluto in winter and fall and she comes back in the spring and summer.(Cody R./burns)

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  23. I like Ceres because she is the Goddis of grain.And because she never stoped looking for Persepina because she cared for her. but i also like her because Ceres gives people a chance just like she did to the baby prince.but most of all she created, summer, spring, and thoes are my favorite seasons! OO (Dylan O. Pavelka's HR) oYA!

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  24. my favrite character is proserpina because she was picking a narcissus flowers and pluto took her to the underworld and her mother was looking for her then jupiter told her that she was in the underworld with pluto then ceres found her and pluto told proserpina to eat a seed of a pomegranate fruit and she did now she has to return to pluto every year and be pluto s husband. (taylor F ms. vadnais )

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  25. My favorite character was ceres because she is so powerful and really cares about her daughter.Ceres also controls the seasons and when ceres is on her jurney to find proserpina. She is very sad so the seasons fall and winter are not the best but when summer and spring came she was happy cause her long journey trying to find prosepina.Turned out she found her and when she did she was so happy the seasons chaned back to normal.(SarahA,Mrs.Burns hr)

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  26. My favorite character was ceres because,she was the god of the plants. Then when proserpina was taken by pluto she got very sad and all the plants died. Then when pluto made proserpina eat the pomagranet seed,and made her his wife every half year she had to go back to puto and ceres gets sad and thats how all the sesons happen.(Kaity M.-Mrs.Pavelka HR)

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  27. My favorite character was Ceres because, at first she never gave up on Proerpina than after a while she lost faith of her return. Ceres tryed to make the baby prince a god so he will live forever ceres does that because she has a strong bond with him. Every time Proerpina came home it was Spring and Summer. When Proerpina went to the under world with Pluto it became Fall and Winter. (Brooke B. Mrs.Vadnais HR.)

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  28. my favorite character is ceres because she is really helpfull to her daughter and loved her! and she never gave up..and kept trying o get her daughter back. and Proserpina brang the summer and spring come and when she left the winter and fall came which were not good. so her mom lover her very much and was very brave and would risk anything to get her daughter back!and thats why she was my favorite.
    (mahima.j.)
    burns homeroom

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  29. my favorite god is jupiter.Because he rules all the gods and i think thats really cool.I know that because pluto asked him if he could take proserpina and marry her.he is also my favorite because he seems nice.(Carlos.T)

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  30. My favorite character was Ceres because she showed that she will make a stand unless she gets what she wants.It is cool that she is the whole reason we have the four seasons.She also controls all of Earth's grain.(Jacob S. Vadnais HR)

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  31. My favorite character was Ceres because when she saved the boy from the fire i thought it was really nice and cool about her.And its cool because she controls earths grain.(Priscilla.q)

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  32. My favorite character is Pluto cause he is king of the under world and kidnapped Proserpina and made eat the fruit and made her his queen successfully
    (Nick v. Mrs.burns hm)

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  33. My favorite character/god is Ceres cause she searched all over the land for Proserpina.She almost(that or she did)made the boy a god,which I kind of thought was cool.Ceres also looked up to the other gods/goddess for help in looking for her daughter. She made spring and summer happen whenever Proserpina returns.She may have damaged buildings and such,but she still is kind of cool :)
    (Kristina R.,Vadnias HR)

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  34. My favorite character is Pluto because he must have really loved Proserpina to kidnap her and ask permission from Jupiter to kidnap her on pg. 684. He also loved her so much that he tricked her into eating a pomegranate seed from the underworld so that she would have to stay with him for half the year. Pg. 688.
    (Perrin T. Burns hmrm)

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  35. hiiiii it's mekayla and my favorite character is Ceres the goddes of grain.All thow out the story she is sad but she stiil trys to do any thing to help find her daughter.When she finds her daughter she is so happy but sad.When proserpina the maden of spring had eten the pomergranate her mom was not happy because the seed meent her daughter had to go to the under world four 6 mounths and that was how the seasons were made

    (Mekayla G. Mrs.Vadnaid hr)

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  36. My favorite charactern was Ceres. Shes my favorite because she loves her daughter very much.She did everthing she could to get Proserpina back from Pluto.She didn't even get mad at her for dis obeying her and going to far off. ( Averie Z. Vadnais HR )

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  37. My favorite character is Pluto.He is a king.He captured proserpina so that she would be Pluto's wife.He made proserpina eat a pomergranate seed.He is the ruler of the Underworld.And now there are four seasons because of pluto. (Curren W.Burns HR)

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  38. My favorite character was Pluto. Pluto was my favorite character because he loved Proserpina so much that he tricked her to eat a pomergranate seed and that made Proserpina fall in love with Pluto (pg. 688). I liked Pluto the best because he is in charge of the underworld and he even asked Jupiter to capture her so he can marry her and that means Proserpina will be with Pluto for half of the year.

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  39. My favorite character was ceres because,she was the god of the plants.But then when proserpina (daughter of ceres) was taken by pluto she got very sad and all the plants died so then the village turned very cold and all the crops died. Then when jupiter saw what was happening he got worried and told mars to return proserpina to her mother.Then when she got there pluto stopped her and he said eat this seed and it will bring you goo luck. Then when pluto made proserpina eat the pomagranet seed,and made her his wife every half year she had to go back to pluto and ceres gets sad and thats how all the sesons happen.
    (stephanie.r) pavelka hr

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  40. for me it was pluto because he tricked proserpina in eating the seed so she will have to go back to live with him for a while. there are now four seasons because of pluto and he is the god of the underworld.

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  41. My favorite character is Helios , because he is the god of the sun,and that's cool. Helios is also my favorite character because,he knew about Proserpina, getting kidnapped by Pluto. Then Helios told Ceres,about Proserpina getting kidnapped by Pluto.Then everyone lived happy again.(Carlos R., Pavelka HR)

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  42. My favorite character was ceres,because when ever pluto takes proserpina away from ceres all of the veggitation stops growing and it turns to winter.And when ever pluto takes proserpina back to ceres all of the veggitation starts growing again and it turns to spring and summer.this all started when ever proserpina was told not to go to far away to pick flowers but she did anyway and got kidnapped by pluto.

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  43. my favorite character is Helios the sun god. i like him because he help Ceres about Pluto. also he sees every thing.(Cameron.b,Burns HR

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  44. My favorite character in the story is Ceres,because she almost made a baby human immortal. She also was the goddess of grain,and I think that being the (goddess or god) of grain is ok.She was also my favorite character because,she is what gives earth grain.Then Ceres and Proserpina were happy once again.(Gabriel R,Vadnais hr)

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  45. My favorite character is Ceres, because she is the god of plants and when her daughter Proserpina was taken by Pluto the god of the underworld Ceres got very mad and sad. So Ceres searched and searched and when she couldn't find her daughter she went to see Jupiter the sun god. then Jupiter told Ceres how he gave Pluto permission to take Proserpina and Ceres got more upset, and made Jupiter send Mercury the messenger god to tell Pluto that he is not allowed to keep Proserpina. Before Proserpina left the underworld Pluto tricked her into eating a pomegranite seed by telling her it will give her good luck. But it really meant that she would have to be the queen of the underworld for half a year every year. That is how our seasons work. Fall and winter equals Proserpina in the underworld and Ceres is sad. Spring and summer equal Proserpina with her mother and Ceres is happy and makes all the plants grow. Thats why I liked Ceres the best out of all the characters. (Tanner W. Burns HR)

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  46. My favorite character is Ceres, becuase her daughter was taken by pluto and Ceres loved her daughter Proserpina so much that she would never stop looking for her. And when they found her pluto told her a lie to get her to eat the pomegranet seed, so that she would have to be the the queen of the underworld for half of every year. And thats why our seasons are like they are, In the spring and summer everything grows and it feels good outside because Ceres and Proserpina are happy when they are together.
    (Ashleigh K. Pavelka HR)

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  48. My favorite character is Ceres because when Proserpina (her daughter) is kidnapped away from her by Pluto, Ceres never gave up on looking for her and seeking help. That is why our seasons change the way they do. In the fall and the winter, Ceres mourns for Proserpina, which is with Pluto. And in the spring in the summer, Proserpina is once again with her mother and both are happy. (Pam V. - Pavelka HMRM)

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  49. the story was interesting because proserpina got told by her mother
    (ceres) to not wander far but instead she went in the woods to
    find the most beautiful flowers .when proserpina found a white flower
    she thought it was the prettiest flower so she picked the flower then the ground split .(jessica g pavelka hr)

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  50. My favorite character was ceres because she was caring and loving to her daughter. How I know that is because she went looking for her daughter for 10 days and night. Plus I like how she warnes her daughter not to go far.

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  51. My favorite character was Ceres because she always loved her daughter. If Ceres didn't love her daughter she wouln't of gone looking for her. She wouln't of been sad during winter and fall she would of been ok if she didn't care about her daughter. When Proserpina came back her mother was very very very happy.
    (Lauren G. Mrs.Burns)

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  52. My favorite character was Proserpina. Proserpina went far from her mom Ceres to try to get the best flowers. When Proserpina was out of sight from her mom Pluto god of the underworld came out of the ground and kidnapped her. When Mercury the messenger god came to tell Proserpina if she wanted to come back she said yes becuase she remembered the good times she had with her mom. ( Nolan.M,Vadnais HR)

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  53. My favorite Character was Ceres ,She was always there for her child ....I think that is every imporant in our daily life time ...Ceres loved her daughter if she didnt love or like her daughter she would even care about her ...Ceres is an great example lead by a mom :)
    (Rebecca S. Mrs.burns HM)

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  54. My favorite character was Ceres,she was a very caring goddess to the mortal and to Proserpina. She really loved her daughter and really wanted to have back safely at home. Ceres is a great example for a person who never gives up.
    (Delaney G. Mrs.Burns HM)

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  55. My favorite character is Jupiter, because he tells Pluto wat to do.He also is the ruler of all the other gods.And when he tells Pluto to give Proserpina back to her mother Ceres he Listens too him.But he tricks Proserpina and tricks her to eat a seed that makes her come back every year, half a year.

    (Austin.D/ Mrs.Burns hr)

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  56. My favorite character was Ceres. I like her because she would stop at nothing to get her daughter back. I think she is a good mother. I also like her because she gets soo upset that fall and winter happen when everything dies down, that eally shows how much she cares. (Jon Paul A. Pavelka's HR)

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  57. My favorite character is Jupiter because even though he let his brother take Proserpina away he still has good in him,like for example jupiter tells Ceres were his brother has taken Prosepina.
    (ASHLEY BOATENG BURNS HMRM)

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  58. My favorite character is pluto. Because he was able to kidnap her and trick her to eat a pomaganet and make her havt to go back for half of the year

    (CameronC.)

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  59. My favorite character would be Ceres because she is a very good mother she looked for 10 long days strait when Prosipina went missing.also, in the end she got very angery at Pluto for giving her the seed and making her stay with him for half the year and she made all the crops die and when she got her back for the other half she made all the crops grow back and for it to be nice and sunny.(Spencer.Newkirk HR Pavelka)

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  60. my favorite character was Helios the sun god because he is the sun god and because he saw what happened to Proserpina kidnapping and also because he is mostly the important character ad helped Ceres find her daughter.(Gedeon N-Pavelka)

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  61. My faviorite caracater was Proserpina because she was brave to pick flowers alone even no her mom said not to "Don't go of far"said Ceres.
    Also that she would marry pluto after he kidnapped her.But she wasn't smart to eat that seed that pluto gave her.

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  62. People show they are true friends by all ways by each others side and sticking up for each other. They also are all way in touch or talking to each other in one way.(Kayla W. Mrs.Vadnais) HR

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  63. My favorite character was Pluto because if there is something he wants he gets it.And he got a new wife from it.It is also cool that he is in charge of all the souls.Plus he is clever,by tricking proserpina and still getting a wife even after having to give her back.

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  64. My favorite charactr is ceres because she never stops fighting for her daughter.In the story she wouldnt cook for the villagers until shefound her daughter wich was realy cool to me.she also looked for 10 days and wouldnt stop until she found her dhaute wich is realy cool.And every half year ceres has to go without her daughter.(dillon e pavelka hr)

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  65. My favorite character was Pluto because he is the ruler of underworld. Also he tricked Proserpina to eat a pomegranate seed which made her stay with Pluto for half of a year. So Proserpina lives with Ceres for six months and Pluto in the underworld for the other six months. (Patrick O. Mrs. Vadnais HR)

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  66. My favorite character was proserpina. Because she was brave to be alone not beside her mother picking flowers. Then comes pluto and kidnapps her and take her into the underworld.Then pluto tells proserpina to eat a pomegranit seed and proserpins becomes the wife of pluto and only visits her mom only half a year.(vanessa s mrs.pavelkas HR)

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  67. My favorite character was Pluto because he was the god of the underworld.he was evil and kidnapped Proserpina.Pluto maid Proserpina eat a pomegranit seed and maid Proserpina as his wife.Proserpina can only visits her mom only half a year and thet why my favorite character is Pluto.(Anthony .L Mrs.Pavelkas HR.

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  68. My favourite chacter is Ceres Because she can.She is the goddes of grain.She has a daughter named prosepina.The god of the under wourld took her.Ceres almost destroyed the wourld if she did not get her daughter back.Pluto the god of the under wourld tricks her to eat a pomgrante seed.Now she has to live with her daughter 6 monthof hte year.Piuto 6 months of the year.(Aggie.T burns homeroom)

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  69. My favorite character was Proserpina's mom, because she was a godess and very sneaky but powerful.Also she tried to turn a child to a godess and that is sneaky.Her actual name is Ceres. Another reason why I like her is because her name is cool.Ceres always tried her best but she couldn't help everything.She has to live with her mom for 6 months and Pluto for 6 months.
    (Leti V. Mrs.Burns homeroom)

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  70. My favorite charter was Ceres because she did every thing to find her daughter,proserpina. But she never gave up or stopped looking for her. That shows that she cares for her. And becasue he powers were that she can change the seasons.
    (Ashley G.HM Pavelka)

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  71. My favorite character was Mercury because he had to be brave enough to go down into the underworld to get Proserpina on page 687. He went with out hesitation, or questioning. I think it would take a lot of guts to do something like that, and I know I probably wouldn't do it, unless, of course I'm being threatend to do it. (Brayden C. Mrs. Vadnais HR)

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  72. My favorite character was pluto because he was the god of the underworld. he was evil and very smart. He tricked proserpina into eating the pomegranate seed so she will have to go back and live with him for half a year.

    (Brendan E. Mrs.Burns)

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  73. My favorite character was Pluto. Pluto was my favorite character because he loved Proserpina so much that he tricked her to eat a pomergranate seed and that made Proserpina fall in love with Pluto (pg. 688). I liked Pluto the best because he is in charge of the underworld and he even asked Jupiter to capture her so he can marry her and that means Proserpina will be with Pluto for half of the year.

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  74. My favorite character is Ceres because she is the god of grain and she loves her daughter. Also when Pluto took Proserpina Ceres didn't give up.Then all of the crops and food startd to die and the leaves fell off the trees. Then she told the messager god to tell the god of gods that she wants her daughter back or she would make the earth die of starvation.She got to see her daughter half of the year because Proserpina ate a pomagranite seed that Pluto gave her so she had to be with Pluto half of the year.Ceres was fine withthat because she at least got to see her daughter. (Taryn N.-Mrs.Burns HM)

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  75. I wound say Ceres the goddess of grain why because she wouldn't stop looking for her daughter and she the goddess of grain because well grain makes bread and bread is use for makes sandwiches and i just loved the presontaly of her all though the making a prince a god with out the king and queen's permison is harsh.(Khelben G. Mrs.pavelka HR)

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  76. My favorite character in the story was pluto because he kidnapped Proserpina and made her mom destroy the earth. when Ceres found out that pluto took her daughter took her back but pluto was smart and gave her a seed that made her have to visit the under world half a year for the rest of her life. (Jace m. Mrs. Pavelka HR)

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  77. My favorite character was Ceres. She was my favorite because is very powerful. As the book said in the story she wouldn't rest until she found Poserpina, and thats another reason i like her. Ceres was very determinded to find her daughter and when she found her she was so happy. (Sydnee Camario Burns hr)

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  78. My favorite character is pluto. Because she made her mom's destrou the earth. The pluto was god of the world. This is why my favorite character is pluto.
    (Euijin Jung/ PAVELKA HR)

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  79. My favorite character was proserpina. Because she was brave to be alone not beside her mother picking flowers. Then comes pluto and kidnapps her and take her into the underworld.Then pluto tells proserpina to eat a pomegranit seed and proserpins becomes the wife of pluto and only visits her mom only half a year.(Jesse T.Mrs.Vadnis HM)

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  80. My favorite character is Helios. He is the god of the sun. He is the important character kind of. He saw what happened to Proserpina how she got kidnapped. And he helped Ceres find her daughter.

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  82. The one i like the most is Proserpina mother.She loves her daughter so much.Proserpina saw a pretty flower. Near the woods her mother said do not go far but Proserpina did not listen to her.She went to go get the flower she saw.Pluto grabbed Proserpina her mother was scared. (Taya R Hr Pavelka)

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  83. My favorite character in the story was Ceres
    because she didn't give up to find her daughter.
    Also because she has the corage to keep going,and to tell Jupiter to get their daughter
    back from his brother.
    (Gabby S.Burns hr.)

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