Can anyone tell me about the story of Persephone from edith hamilton's greek mythology??

Question

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Answer 1

Persephone was the daughter of the Goddess Demeter and the God Zeus.  She was stolen by Hades, god of the underworld while picking wild flowers.  When discovering that Zeus had approved the action, Demeter withdrew the fertility of the crops, creating perpetual winter.

To restore the crops Zeus sent Mercury to make a deal with Hades, so she could return to the earth providing she returned to the underworld for one month each year for every pomegranate seed she had eaten.  So for three months every year she returns, creating winter, after which she ascends to give us spring.

Answer 2

In mythology Persephone was the beautiful daughter of (for lack of a better name) Mother Nature.  Persephone was walking one day in the beautiful gardens which her Mother created.  Hades, the God of the Underworld came above ground and saw her.  He immediately fell in love with her.  He kidnapped her and brought her down to the Underworld.  Her Mother found out and tried to get her back, but Persephone soon fell in love with Hades.  Hades agreed with Mother Nature that Persephone could live above ground with her Mother for six months and for the other six months live in the Underworld with him.  Everyone agreed.  Thus when Persephone is in the Underworld, her Mother is very upset and lonely and misses her daughter terribly and therefore nothing grows and everything is cold and bare.  When Persephone comes back for six months, her Mother is overjoyed and everything blooms and is warm and beautiful again.

This story is also used to explain the change in seasons from warm/hot to cool/cold.

This is my FAVORITE of the mythology stories.

Have a lovely rest of the day.  Bright Blessings.