Abduction of Persephone

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  • Persephone
  • Abduction
  • Demeter Searches
  • Persephone is the Greek goddess of vegetation and is the daughter of Zeus, who is ruler of all the gods on Mount Olympus and Greek god of lightning and thunder, and Demeter who is the Greek goddess of harvest, agriculture, and sacred law.
  • Zeus steps in
  • One day while Persephone was picking flowers in a meadow, Hades saw her and fell in love with her. He then abducted Persephone and brought her to the underworld to to live with him. Zeus had permitted Hades to abduct the beautiful Persephone because Demeter was likely not to let Persephone go with Hades.
  • Persephone eats pomegranate seeds
  • When Demeter realized that Persephone had disappeared, she searched all over earth for her. When she couldn't find Persephone, in protest and despair she stopped the earth from producing crops. Greece which was once full with crops, now had barely any.
  • Seasons and fertility of nature
  • After Zeus who was pressed by the cries of the hungry people to do something, himself along with other gods tried to convince Demeter to start producing crops again, however she didn't. Because of this, Zeus sent Hermes to force Hades to return Persephone.
  • Hades complies with the request to release Persephone, however he tricks her into eating pomegranate seeds which is a food of the underworld. Because of this, Persephone is now obliged to spend a third of the year in the underworld and the rest of the year with the gods above.
  • Summer months
  • Whenever Persephone is with her mother, the crops are plentiful (summer months), however when persophone is in the underworld with Hades, Demeter lets the crops fail and forbids the earth to produce (winter months). This myth explains the seasons and fertility of nature.
  • Winter months
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