Persephone

The myths in ancient Greece were commonly used for entertainment, life lessons, and to explain natural phenomenons. One of the strangest myths in Greek mythology is, oddly enough, a marriage story. Once Demeter had a daughter named Persephone. Persephone was graced with happiness and great beauty. She was so beautiful that she caught the eye of Hades. Hades was so enamored with her he decided to court and marry her. Sadly it was less dating and more Hades splitting the earth riding up in a chariot and kidnapping her to the underworld. Because of the loss of her child Demeter began to weep in mourning. In her mourning Demeter, goddess of the harvest and agriculture, abruptly stopped providing for her domain and crops began to die. Eventually…

gift for trying to save her beloved daughter, Persephone, from Hades. As she was harvesting the wheat, she was crying because her daughter, Persephone, had to spend another seven months with Hades. One of her tears happened to fall into the soil and something strange happened; everything was quiet. The leaves on the trees stopped rattling; everything was still. All of a sudden, the ground started to tremble and outgrew an enormous pumpkin about the size of a 100-years-old tree. Demeter was…

Persephone: Queen of the Underworld Persephone was one of the most important Goddesses in ancient Greece, and she is still revered by modern-day Pagans, especially Dianic Wiccans. Her story explains the seasons, the barrenness of winter, and the fertility of spring. Despite her importance, she is a Goddess that is misunderstood and even overlooked. In ancient times, her cult honored her and her mother, often combining the two, generically honoring “The Goddesses.” Persephone is often defined,…

Persephone’s Abduction Persephone is the Greek Goddess of the blooming spring and the wife of Hades, the God of the Underworld; and daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the God of thunder and the sky, and the Goddess of the earth and grain. Persephone was said to be beautiful and kind, so much so that Hades kidnapped her to make her his bride, with the permission of Zeus of course. When Demeter found out about this, she went berserk, killing off all of the plants and nature around her until her…

Toribio 1 Melissa Toribio College Composition Period 6 Mrs. Alkasian September 10, 2015 Persephone According to Greek Mythology Persephone was the Queen of the Underworld as well as the goddess of spring's bounty and fertility. Icons representing the mysteries of rebirth as often derived from the symbols of Persephone. She is also commonly referred to as Kore. Her Latin name translates to Proserpina which means "destructive slayer". Persephone's parents are Zeus and Demeter. Persephone had…

Many, many years ago, Demeter was distraught, as she realized her daughter, Persephone, was kidnapped by Hades, god of the underworld. Zeus realized this would wreak havoc on Earth, so he confronted her. “Demeter, why are you so despondent?” Zeus asked with worry in his deep voice. “My daughter, Persephone, she’s been kidnapped by that fiend, Hades,” Demeter said mournfully. “Perhaps I could retrieve her and make you blissful once again,” Zeus said, now with confidence. Demeter didn’t…

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…

The myth of Persephone is an ancient Greek myth used to explain the change of the seasons. Persephone was the sweet daughter of Greek goddess Demeter who was kidnapped by Hades and later became the Queen of the Underworld. When she was with her mother, the land would be fertile and fruitful, the period of spring and summer. When she was away from her mother, the land was not fertile and would not produce crops, the period of autumn and winter. This was the myth that explained the change of…

Demeter is a song about the kidnapping and eventual induction of Persephone as the wife of Hades. Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, and is portrayed as a young woman of marriageable age. As the wife of Hades, Persephone shares his domain, being given authority and power over all who reside in the underworld (line 364-369). Also, Persephone is able to reprimand those who are immoral or do not satisfy her with offerings and sacrifices (line 364-369). In the hymn, Persephone first…

Gaius, a young boy, that called himself a detective wanted to solve every mystery there was to solve. He was about the age of eight when the Greek goddess of harvest went missing. He was very curious about this sort of thing because gods and goddesses never get kidnapped because the kidnapper will get caught and killed within minutes or a very short amount of time, so naturally he was very confused about why Persephone was not back in her throne at Olympus the next morning. Gaius’ favorite…