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Did Demeter find her daughter after being abducted by her brother Zeus?
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Zeus did not abduct Persephone, Hades did. They were in a garden when Hades noticed her. He immediately grabbed Persephone and fled to the underworld. Some people think that Zeus had a part in devising a plan to kidnap her, but whether that is true or not, I do not know. When Hades grabbed her, Persephone let out a loud scream. Demeter heard this and dropped what she was doing to help her daughter, but when she arrived, Persephone was gone. Demeter wandered the country side looking for her daughter, completely forgetting her task as an Olympian Goddess. Greece was plauged with droughts and crops would not grow. Demeter wandered for a great deal of time before Zeus ordered Hades to return Persephone. Hades pretended to comply but first tricked Persephone into eating a pomegranat seed. If you eat food from the underworld you are immediately property of Hades. Zeus and Hades then worked out a compromise. Persephone would stay in the Underworld for 9 months and would be returned to Demeter for 4 months. Thus we have the seasons. Demeter is too depressed to work with her daughter gone, so crops won't grow in the winter. When Persephone is with her mother, crops flourish.
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What is hades relationship with Demeter?
Hades is the brother of Demeter in Greek mythology. Demeter is the goddess of the harvest and agriculture, while Hades is the god of the underworld. Their most well-known connection comes from the myth of Persephone, who is Demeter's daughter and becomes Hades' wife after being abducted to the underworld.
What did Demeter hate to do?
Being deprived of her daughter Persephone.
Who is the myth Demeter's grandparents?
Demeter in Greek myth, daughter of Rhea and Kronos, her grandparents being Gaea and Ouranos.
How is Persephone important?
Persephone is important in Greek mythology as the queen of the underworld and the daughter of Demeter, the goddess of agriculture. Her story of being abducted by Hades and spending part of the year in the underworld and part of the year on Earth explains the changing of the seasons. Persephone represents the cycle of life, death, and rebirth.
What seasons were Demeter and her daughter together?
Demeter and her daughter Persephone are often thought to be together Autumn, Summer and Spring. Winter being the season Persephone dwells with her husband Hades in the Underworld.
How does Persephone come into being?
Persephone was born the daughter of Demeter and Zeus, also gods.
Which god would Demeter most likely marry?
Being a personification of the fertility of the earth, Demeter would never tie herself to a single male figure. She had trysts with Poseidon and her daughter Persephone is a daughter of, Zeus.
Why does Demeter make the earth infirtle?
Demeter does this during winter, when she worries for Persephone being in a barren underworld - so it is below for her daughter, so shall it be above.
Did Persephone have any children with Zeus?
In Greek mythology, Persephone did not have any children with Zeus. Persephone was the daughter of Demeter and was known for being the queen of the underworld as the wife of Hades. Zeus was her uncle, as he was the brother of Demeter.
Are Hades and Persephone related?
Hades, being the brother of both Demeter and Zeus, the parents of Persephone, was her uncle.
Name of Relation with sister's daughter?
Being your sister's brother or sister you would be an uncle or an aunt to her daughter.
Is Persephone half god and half human?
No, Persephone was fully a goddess being the daughter of Demeter and Zeus both Olympian gods.
