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    mother. They were the child’s selfish desires. These chains – made of iron guilt and tempered by fires of manipulation – were what finally forced Persephone to stay. By the time Persephone was fourteen, Demeter believed in the stories she told so fervently that she had forgotten that they were all supposed to be myths. Long years wore on and Persephone continued to live in the prison that had been implanted in her mind. Now she was a cruel hag for wanting to leave her mother, her thoughts…

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    The next stories are about how flowers came to be. There are two stories to how Narcissus came to be. Persephone loved flowers and one day while out picking she saw a new beautiful flower. Persephone went to pick the flower and big, black horses sprung from the ground and brought her to the world of the dead. This all happened because the King of the dead loved Persephone. Another story of Narcisuss is that he was a beautiful hero who everyone loved, but never payed attention. One day, he was…

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    I am the only hope for Persephone and no Irish god could ever kill me, for I am stronger and mightier than all. I must keep my word with Hades." In that instant he left for the sea. He knew he must obey the orders of Hades and rescue Persephone. After sundown, Huperethon reached the edge of the Celtic Sea. Arawn's vicious grey hounds guarded the gates of Annwn. With evil, soulless…

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    Zeus asked if he can marry Persephone, Demeter’ daughter, so he steals her and takes her to the underworld with him; Demeter loving her daughter so much is sadden by her disappearance causes there to be a sort of winter. Soon Zeus sees that people are starving because Demeter refuses to let the seeds grow while her daughter is gone. Demeter finds out that Zeus let Hades steal Persephone to become his wife and wants Zeus to get her back, which Hades is okay with Persephone visiting her mother,…

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    Their Descents, Their Reasons The world was created by many methods for various reasons; according to the myths, a lot of gods and goddesses were born after this world was created. By their own roles, they have ruled over from a small tribe to a big society that is larger than a country with diverse names. Inanna, Ishtar, and Aphrodite are the goddesses who have similar roles, personalities, and characteristics but different names because those three regions of myths are adjoined. However, the…

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    emphasized in the story from the article “The Reason for Seasons” by Lin Donn, which is about when Hades stole Persephone and took her to the underworld, her mother Demeter became extremely distraught and she did not care to do her job with the crops. She let all the crops die and created an extremely harsh winter. This cause many mortals to die all because Hades decided to trick Persephone into remaining in the underworld. His unintentional consequences made Demeter react in a way that killed…

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    closer to listen. When Hades heard the music he was thinking “Someone living is down here” But Hades didn’t know who it was. Whilst Hades was thinking who it was, Orpheus came into the room and bowed at the side-by-side thrones (it was fall and Persephone was there). He continued to play but then stopped to say. “Please Great Uncle” Orpheus…

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    Demeter and the Hymn to Ceres show that they kidnapping of Persephone in the same view; however, there is a slight difference to…

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    living to the underworld. Although he rules over the dead, he is not considered evil or malicious. He is not without pity: he allowed the hero Orpheus to retrieve his beloved from the underworld, even though Orpheus ultimately failed. His wife is Persephone, queen of the underworld and daughter of Demeter. He kidnapped her and tricked her into becoming his wife, trapping her in the underworld every winter. When an author alludes to Hades or Pluto, he is referencing death, darkness, and shadow.…

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    the Stones The hero was born from a grapefruit seed his name is Crayen. His mother, Persephone, queen of the underworld, ate the grapefruit seed and after a shimmer of Cesium fell into a deep sleep for six days. After she awoke she was pregnant with her first and only child. When Crayen was born it shook the whole world and the underworld. After six days of being an infant, Crayen turned into a preteen. Persephone gave her son a gift on this day, she gave him Paw, the puppy of Cerberus. Paw…

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