Required Reading
Online course reading: “Isis”: Available in Unit 6 Module
Online reading: The Homeric Hymns translated by H. G. Evelyn-White, II. TO DEMETER (495 lines):
(ll. 1-3) . . . (ll. 490-495) (Links to an external site.)
https://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/homer/hymns.htm
Assignments Due
Reflections Discussions: Rites of Passage: Sunday, 3/1, 11:59 PM
Reflections Topic Questions
What similarities and/or differences did you notice in the liminal behaviors of Isis and Demeter as each
transforms through her own personal rite of passage through grief, transitioning from one stage of her life
into the next?
Also, what are your thoughts about these Great Goddesses experiencing the very human emotion of grief?
To understand and address the meaning of liminal, you will need to carefully review Unit 6: Theories of
Ritual Transformation.
What examples from the mythologies support your assertions?