Persephone: The Legend Of Greek Myth

Greek Myth One day in early April, the celestial goddess Persephone was summoned from her flower picking, “Persephone,” Zeus bellowed, “You must come to Mount Olympus! Hurry and make it quick!” Instantly, Persephone knew something was wrong. Her father never spoke to her in that tone. As a goddess she was suppose to be treated with respect.
“I’m doomed!” she thought. On the way to Mount Olympus, all Persephone could think about was the horrible things bound to happen after Zeus told her the important announcement. At Mount Olympus, Zeus told Persephone some horrifying news. “My poor daughter, I wish I didn’t have to do this. Nevertheless, Hades has brought it to my attention that I owe him. In turn, he asked for your hand in marriage.” By …show more content…
Persephone’s heart sank lower and lower, she could not believe that she was betrothed to Hades and soon had to live in the underworld. Persephone imagined Hades coming and going, bringing humans into the dark underworld. She imagined that darkness, and the fear she would experience. Persephone’s cries became louder and soon they turned thunderous. All of the gods could hear her sorrowful tears.
Demeter was livid, “How dare someone make my daughter cry like that!” she thought. After hearing her daughter cry so loud, Demeter felt as though she must do something about it. For the next three months, Demeter decided that the rain would not relent, leaving the ground constantly wet. For this would represent her daughter’s constant tears as she awaited her marriage to the god of the Underworld. Demeter called this period of time Spring. Time passed fast and soon enough Hades came to Mount Olympus to collect Persephone. All of the gods and goddesses were devastated. Persephone was so promising and light-hearted, seeing her shipped off to the Underworld was horrifying. Demeter was mourning, her beloved child was to spend the rest of her life in the dark, veiled Underworld. She spent almost all of her time asleep, as when she was awake, all she could think about was her …show more content…
All the Gods and Goddesses were celebrating. Parties lasted all day and carried onto the night. On the day of Persephone’s return Demeter grew colorful flowers throughout the land, Apollo made the Sun shine extra bright, and Poseidon allowed the waves to roll wild in her honor. The day was filled with many tears, shed from both Persephone and Demeter. The mother-daughter duo was finally reunited and everything in the land was repaired. In Persephone’s honor, the fourth season was named Summer. From then on, all of the crops grew bountiful, the animals played, the Sun shined, and all of the people loved eachother. All was