talesfromtheplain
44-366:2012 "Persephone"
Persephone, the daughter of Zeus and the harvest-goddess Demeter, was captured by Hades and taken against her will into the Underworld. During her absence, Demeter searched for her in vain, and in the depths of her despair, nothing on Earth grew. Finally, Zeus, pressed by the cries of the hungry people and by the other deities who also heard their anguish, forced Hades to return Persephone. However, as Hades led Persephone to the Overworld, he tricked her into eating four pomegranate seeds. The Fates had decreed that once someone ate food from the Underworld, they were destined to stay there for eternity. Persephone was released by Hermes who had been sent to collect her, but was obliged to return to the Underworld for four months of every year.
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44-366:2012 "Persephone"
Persephone, the daughter of Zeus and the harvest-goddess Demeter, was captured by Hades and taken against her will into the Underworld. During her absence, Demeter searched for her in vain, and in the depths of her despair, nothing on Earth grew. Finally, Zeus, pressed by the cries of the hungry people and by the other deities who also heard their anguish, forced Hades to return Persephone. However, as Hades led Persephone to the Overworld, he tricked her into eating four pomegranate seeds. The Fates had decreed that once someone ate food from the Underworld, they were destined to stay there for eternity. Persephone was released by Hermes who had been sent to collect her, but was obliged to return to the Underworld for four months of every year.
We're Here: Mythology
February's Alphabet Fun: M is for Missing Mythological person
Me Again Monday: Out Of Place