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when Persephone was captured by hades( god of the underworld), her mother weeps for her none stop. So she asked Zeus to get Persephone back for her, so Zeus sent Hermes to the underworld to retrieve Persephone. When he told Hades about Zeus's order, Hades then said to take her, but before she left he gave her a pomegranate to eat. He ended up tricking her because for the number of seed she ate she would stay in the underworld with Hades for that number of months and the rest of the months she would go back to her mother. That is why when Persephone is in the underworld, her mother weeps and nothing grows, but when she comes to her mother at home her mother is happy and everything is bountiful and grows. Just like winter and summer.
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What objects were associated with Persephone?
Persephone is associated with Pomegranates. I'm not sure about the rest though.
Why Persephone eat pomegranates?
Persephone ate the pomegranates because she was hungry. Had she not been a goddess, she would have starved to death.
How does the Persephone connection with pomegranates?
Persephone ate of the pomegranate in the Underworld and so had to return to the Underworld every year.
Why did Persephone eat pomegranates?
Persephone ate the pomegranates because she was hungry. Had she not been a goddess, she would have starved to death.
Symbols associated with Persephone?
The pomegranate.
What was Persephone symbol or emblem?
Both the pomograntet and the asphodel have been associated with Persephone as her symbols.
What is the fruit Persephone ate?
She ate six pomegranate seeds. That is why pomegranates are known as the fruit of the dead.
What is hades associated with?
The dead in his Underworld, and his wife Persephone.
What things did Persephone like?
Persephone was known for her connection to nature, so she enjoyed spending time in gardens and fields. She also had a fondness for flowers, particularly narcissus and pomegranates. Additionally, Persephone appreciated music and dance, as they were often featured in celebrations in her honor.
Where did Persephone spend 9 mouths of the year?
It depends on what time of the year these months are during. Winter and Autumn are associated with the Underworld, while Spring and Summer are associated with Persephone returned to Earth.
Why did the queen of underworld eat pomegranates?
Persephone was not the Queen of the Underworld until after consuming the pomegranate, after which she was bound to the Underworld and thus Hades and became his wife and so Queen of the Underworld.
What were Persephone's accessories?
Persephone, in Greek mythology, is often depicted with a crown or wreath of flowers, holding a torch to symbolize her role as Queen of the Underworld and her journey between the realms of the living and the dead. She is also sometimes shown with pomegranates, which are symbolic of her time spent in the Underworld.
