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MYTH

The Story of Persephone and Hades WRITING

Persephone or Proserpina is the When Hades saw Persephone pomegranate seeds. As a result
goddess of spring. She is the he immediately fell in love and she would have to spend four
daughter of Demeter the god- kidnapped her. Upon hearing months of the year with Hades
dess of agriculture and Zeus the news about her daughter, and the rest with her mother.
the king of the gods. One day Demeter rushed to Zeus. While This accounted for the dry and
she was gathering flowers in the she was there Demeter did not barren appearance of the greek
Vale of care about the agriculture on field during the summer be-
earth and demanded that Hades cause Demeter could not meet
Nysa when Hades saw her. If release her daughter. So, Zeus her daughter for those months.
you do not know who Hades is, commanded Hades to let Perse- After some time of getting to
he is the god of the underworld phone go to her mother. Hades know Hades, Persephone fell in
and is the brother of Zeus and had told Demeter that he would love with him and they got mar-
Poseidon. He is also the son of release her if she hadn’t eaten ried. This made Persephone the
the Titans, Kronos, and Rhea. any food for the whole day but queen of the underworld.
because Persephone ate four D Shreevali Adhikari