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They had also had numerous cases where they disrespected her before . They once went to her temple and were the only ones there besides a very poor and elderly man . They laughed and poured water on him , which was extremely upsetting to Demeter . You would think that the Volcanius family would be more careful about the things they did and said about the goddess who provides their entire income .
Demeter requested Zeus ’ help to alter the land of the farm into a rocky mountain with an open top leading to the center of the earth . Zeus agreed and their farm and home were completely replaced by the new type of mountain .
Demeter then asked Hades for advice on what liquid should inhabit the new mountain . Hades took one big thought and decided on an extremely hot liquid that will burn almost everything put in its path . Demeter loved the idea and asked Hades if he would create and fill her new mountain with it .
Demeter came back to the Volcanius family with their punishment . They would sit on a rock in this new liquid in the mountain for all of eternity . Anytime they even thought something disrespectful to any person , god , or tradition , the mountain would shoot “ lava ” up into the sky – with them in it . After the commotion , they would return to their rock in the lava lake . They could feel everything and would never die . This would go on for 5,000 years .
You may think that this punishment is extreme but there ' s one thing not included in this story , which was obviously written in ancient times . When Demeter told her plan to the gods of Mount Olympus , the punishment was nowhere near as excessive .
When every last one of them told their own stories of this Volcanius family disrespecting them , Demeter took a poll to see if the punishment should be enhanced . The answer was almost a clean yes , but Aphrodite was focusing on her hair and didn ’ t really know what she was voting about . Some of the crimes they committed included stealing , killing , then eating 13 of Helios ’ cattle from Sicily . Hermes also was the man who helped Odysseus come up with the idea of blinding Polyphemus . Once Aphrodite figured out what was going on , she even told her own story of one of the sons and the rest of the family agreeing that she was ugly and Antonia was prettier . These are just some of the crimes against the gods but the list goes on and on ...
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