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What happened when Persephone returned from the underworld?
Demeter allows spring time to return to the Earth. While she is in the underworld the earth is in winter because her mother is in mourning due to missing her.
What happens to Persephone the daughter of Demeter?
Persephone was promised to Hades as his bride by Zeus, Persephone's father. He did this without informing Demeter or Persephone. Hades arose from the Underworld to claim is bride, thus abducting her and taking her back to the Underworld. While she was there she ate pomegranate seeds which binds her to the Underworld for half of the year, and allows her to return to the surface and Olympus for the rest of the year.
What is the purpose of the myth Demeter and Persephone?
Demeter: to explain the growth of life on Earth. Persephone: to explain the changing seasons every year in Persephone being Queen of the Underworld while the plants die, and goddess of Spring on Earth during her ascension.
How does her mother celebrate Persephone's return to the land of living?
In the myths, Demeter (Persephone's mother) is the goddess of agriculture. The coming and going of her daughter Persephone from the underworld changes the season. As you can guess, when Persephone came back to earth it was summer while when she was at her husbands (Hades) side up on Earth it was winter.
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.
Who is hade's wife?
Persephone is Hades wife. He abducted her and took her to the underworld, as she was promised to him by Zeus. However Zeus did not inform Persephone or her mother Demeter. Persephone, while in the underworld, was give pomegranate seeds to each, thus tying her to the underworld. She spends half of the year with the living, and the other half in the Underworld with her King.
What happens on earth while Persephone is gone?
Plants die, autumn begins and winter reigns.
What Greek goddess was kidnapped and who kidnapped her?
One myth recounts the story of Demeter's daughter, Persephone, whose beauty had so empassioned Hades, the God of the Underworld, that he tore open the face of the earth, and rode his horses up through the chasm to snatch Persephone away and take her to the Underworld to be his wife and queen. Demeter, the goddess of the harvest, was so despondent at losing her daughter that the earth froze over, and he crops withered and died. Zeus, realizing that the earth could not survive if this were to continue, demanded Hades return Persephone to her mother. However, once a soul has consumed food while in the Underworld, their return to the earth is impossible. Hades, prior to surrendering Persephone, had tricked her into eating a number of pomegranate seeds. As a compromise, Persephone, although permitted to return to the surface and be reunited with her mother for the balance of the year, was required to sit as Goddess of the Underworld one month for every pomegranate seed she had consumed while with Hades. During Persephone's tenure in the Underworld, her mother, Demeter, languishes, causing the earth to experience its winter. Upon Persephone's return every year, Demeter's joy causes the earth to experience its spring and summer seasons.
Why did Hades steal Persephone and how?
Hades took Persephone while she tended/played in the fields about Enna: with his house carriage he took her back into the Underworld.
What happened to Persephone while she was uprooting a bush?
Hades' armies attacked her and brought her down to the underworld/
Who heard but did not see the abduction of Persephone?
Demeter did. Persephone's mother, Demeter, heard the cry of Persephone while she was being carried away by Hades. Hades was the lord of the dead, and carried her to the Underworld.
What are the similarities and differences between Persephone's abduction and Odysseus' descent into the underworld?
Both Persephone's abduction and Odysseus' descent into the underworld involve interactions with the realm of the dead. However, Persephone's abduction deals with her becoming the queen of the underworld, while Odysseus' descent revolves around seeking information and guidance from the dead. Persephone's story is more about transformation and rebirth, whereas Odysseus' journey emphasizes knowledge and the consequences of actions.
