The Legend Of Jovenia

Jovenia was youthful and beautiful. Her skin was pale, as though it had never seen the sun. Her lips full and as red as the blood of the gods. Her cheeks were a rosy pink and plump. Her hair was thick and curly and long and as dark as night. She was told to be the most beautiful maiden that had ever lived or would ever live. As a child Jovenia was as sweet as she was beautiful but, as she grew in age and beauty she rotted on the inside. Her once sweet temperament had changed to a vain and nasty air. She knew that she beautiful and had gotten used to people telling her so. She would hold those without the gift of beauty below her and not even acknowledge them. She was also known throughout the land to be very jealous. Jovenia hated when others were considered beautiful too, no matter if they …show more content…
Hades mumbled Jovana's name over and over again and as the night wore on Persephone became more and more jealous. Persephone had to know who this Jovina was and soon. The next day as Jovina is fetching her water from the well Persephone watches her from down below. Jovina, unknown to the fact that she was being watched, call to her reflection, “Oh Jovina, you are more fair and youthful than all of the other maidens in the land. Even the gods would fall at your feet and admire you for you are more beautiful than the goddesses on Mount Olympus.” Persephone's jealousy and anger fueled an idea,”I will tell the goddess Aphrodite of Jovia and her vianess.” she thought allowed. So Persephone called Hermes, the messenger of the gods, to deliver a message to Aphrodite. “Tell Aphrodite that a human maiden, Jovina, has claimed to be more lovely and youthful than the goddesses on Mount Olympus.” Persephone said to Hermes who then quickly traveled to deliver the message to Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty. Aphrodite quickly came down to the underworld to visit Persephone once she had heard the