Persephone

protect her daughter that resulted in her abduction but the result of Zeus’ decision to allow Hades to take her. Accordingly, Demeter channels that self- punishment into anger and retribution towards Zeus which ultimately causes Zeus to reunite Persephone back with Demeter. In the case of Sappho, she inflicts self -punishment upon herself by rehashing the memories that she had with her lover exemplified by “you would let loose your longing and neither any [ ] nor any holy place nor was there…

beautiful daughter, Persephone, taken by Hades to the underground when she was wandered in the meadow among the flowers. No sooner had Demeter known the bad news than she became desperate. Immediately, she became a wrinkled old woman. As a consequence, nothing grew upon the earth and all became dreary and barren. Besides, when people turned happy for Persephone’s return without Demeter knowing, she should cry, “Can the earth be ungrateful? Does it soon forget my sweet Persephone?” By the side…

The civilization of Greece was known for numerous things from their architecture, to their paintings, and all the way to poetry. The people of Greece worshipped hundreds of Gods and Goddesses from Athena, the Goddess of War, to Poseidon, the God of the sea... One famous figure who was worshipped by mortals was Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love. With beauty like no other she stole the hearts of men and Gods. Her voice was like honey and no man could resist her. But Aphrodite, along with all the…

As with all things, legends of Creation have stood the test of time. The significance are the chronicles that reveal the lives of Mystical Gods and Goddesses as partake in once walked the same lands people have walked. Ancient Gods and Goddesses had descended from the Etheric Dimension into physical form, where they remained until their purpose was completed. The Greek Gods and Goddesses retired to Mount Olympus. The Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses along with others, reside in the space in…

made arrangements with his wife Merope to leave his body unburied, give him a funeral ceremony, make sacrifices to Hades and Persephone and to leave a coin under his tongue so he can make passage through the river Styx. When arriving at the Palace of Hades, he begged for permission to return to the surface to punish his wife for she did not respect his instructions. Persephone granted him three days to return to the surface and then he would have to descend back to the Underworld and face his…

Throughout the ever changing history of mankind, one thing remained the same: storytelling. From paintings on a wall to stories told in the tavern, people have always enjoyed a good story. One medium of storytelling is from mythology, Tales written by authors who could have experienced the events. However like people there will always be some different interpretations that changes the story completely. An example of this is the tale of the demigod Hercules and his encounter with the dangerous…

Hades was one of the original six Olympian gods Hades was the eldest son of the Titans, Cronus and Rhea Born on the island of Crete Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Zeus, Chiron were his siblings He was known as the god of death and the King of the Underworld He was also known as the god of the secret wealth of the earth because of all the wealth that came with cultivating the fertile soil and mining gold, silver and other valuable metals. The word “hades” means invisible in Greek language and…

isn't mentioned, but he is the God of Sleep. The part that Hadrian loves to deny, but the myths got it right was his first love Persephone. She was a grave walker; she can die and come back; she can even will spirits back to life. Hadrian encounters her, falls madly in love with her, but Thayer does the same, ending in an epic battle. Eventually they realize Persephone is mad with power and has to be killed. When Hadrian meets Spencer, another grave walker, he can't help but want to protect her.…

could not see me because of this [Hit Helmet], my helmet of invisibility. My gaze fell upon her, and I knew she must be mine. Her insolent mother, Demeter, refused her hand in my marriage. So I did what any sensible god would have done, I abducted Persephone, and took her to my realm. In response, my idiot sister stopped all tending to the Earth, I was totally okay with this, and a growth of death-riddled plagues came. There was a huge influx in the underworld population, but then Zeus had to…

In the myth of Orpheus, adapted by an unknown author, a man named Orpheus with an extraordinary talent with the lyre loses his wife to a snake bit and tries to undermine the natural process by influencing the gods to try to let him have her back. Orpheus’s inability to accept his fate leads to his demise. At the beginning of the story, Orpheus has no experience with loss or pain and has a great life. Orpheus is born in a rich country and is the son of Apollo and Calliope. Apollo gives him a…