How do the myths of Demeter and Dionysus reveal the Greek attitude toward the mother/child relationship??

Question

How do the myths of Demeter and Dionysus reveal the Greek attitude toward the mother/child relationship??

Answer 1

It reveals not only on a family level but on a national level.  Idea's are powerful things, they become ideals lived by.  Status and roles played in society were defined by the dictates of the mother goddess religion.  Myths are the beginnings of a culture defining itself.