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Persephone The beautiful daughter of Demeter and Zeus, Persephone is the reason we have seasons. Hades, god of the Underworld, abducted her and took her to his underground kingdom. After much protest, Persephone came to love him but her mother, Demeter, was consumed with rage and sorrow. She demonstrated her anger by punishing the earth’s inhabitants with bitter cold and blustering winds. Unless Persephone was returned of to her mother’s side, the earth would perish. Herakles came to the rescue. He entered the kingdom of Hades and negotiated a compromise between the (usually cold and selfish) Hades and the (usually loving and caring) Demeter. Persephone would spend part of the year with her husband, Hades, and part of the year with her mother, Demeter. When Persephone is with Hades it is winter on earth. But, when Persephone returns from the underworld to walk the earth again, Demeter pours forth the blessings of Spring to welcome her beloved daughter home. Broach and earrings |
