During the time Persephone is taken away from her mother, Demeter regularly falls into a scene of despair, joy returning to her only at the start of Spring, causing the springtime blossoming. Dionysus is the only main god who has a mortal for as one of his parents, the other parent being Zeus. In Hera's rage, the mortal mother's death was set, and Zeus snatched the baby to be raised in secrecy. Very much like Demeter, Dionysus also longed for his mother, although they had never met. He grew to become an overall good man but being the god of wine, he does experience times of insanity and madness. This could be due to all the time he spent alone, longing for his mother. When he longed for her so greatly, he decided to seek her in the underworld, going as far to defy "the power of Death to keep her from him". Like Demeter’s, his story is one of tragedy and death. They also share two very human qualities because of their stories, such as depression and
During the time Persephone is taken away from her mother, Demeter regularly falls into a scene of despair, joy returning to her only at the start of Spring, causing the springtime blossoming. Dionysus is the only main god who has a mortal for as one of his parents, the other parent being Zeus. In Hera's rage, the mortal mother's death was set, and Zeus snatched the baby to be raised in secrecy. Very much like Demeter, Dionysus also longed for his mother, although they had never met. He grew to become an overall good man but being the god of wine, he does experience times of insanity and madness. This could be due to all the time he spent alone, longing for his mother. When he longed for her so greatly, he decided to seek her in the underworld, going as far to defy "the power of Death to keep her from him". Like Demeter’s, his story is one of tragedy and death. They also share two very human qualities because of their stories, such as depression and