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Hades kidnapped her and then she ate 6 pomegranate seeds in the Underworld which caused her to become stuck in the Underworld for 6 months a year.
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What was a conflict for Persephone?
To either go back to the earth with her mother Demeter, or stay in the Underworld with her husband Hades. This was resolved by Zeus into half year stays with each.
What is the connection between Persephone and pomagranets?
Persephone ate of the pomegranate in the Underworld, and thus every year must go to the Underworld - then return to Earth.
Did Hercules have to go get Persephone as one of his 12 tasks?
He did not. However, he did have to go to the underworld and bring back Cerebus, the three headed dog guarding the underworld, but it was Zeus who brought back Persephone. P.S- Persephone ate 6 pomegranet seeds, so to be fair to Hades and Demeter, Persephone was forced to stay in the underworld for 6 months every year.
How do you know that Demeter adored Persephone?
The Demeter, the Earth mother goddess, goddess of harvest and growing for mankind substance, did let the earth wither and die as Demeter searched for Persephone rather then go on without her daughter.
Did Hades ever get married?
Hades did actually get married. The story goes like this:Persephone, daughter of Demeter and Zeus, was playing in the fields while her mother was tending to the earth. Hades saw her and thought her the most beautiful creature he had ever seen. He came up from a hole in the earth and swept Persephone back to the Underworld. Persephone was lonely and took to wandering the gardens.Meanwhile, Demeter had gone on a crazy search for her daughter. When she couldn't find Persephone, Demeter went to Zeus, begging he help her find their daughter. Zeus was able to find Persephone and allowed her to come back to her mother as long as she hadn't eaten the fruit of the Underworld.Unfortunately, Persephone managed to eat seven pomegranate seeds. She had been terribly hungry and said it had onlybeen a few seeds. But Hades- desperate to keep his beloved- replied that the seeds were enough to matter.Hades and Demeter made a deal. Persephone had to stay in the Underworld for half the year and could go back to her mother for the other half as long as Persephone married Hades. Demeter and Persephone agreed.And that's how Hades was married.
Why does Persephone have to go back to the underworld?
Persephone ate of the pomegranate; a food Hades gave her in the Underworld; so she spends half a year in the Underworld and half with her mother Demeter.
When Persephone pulled up a brush it left a big hole in the Earth?
So some myths go; others hold that Hades made his own way to the surface and snatched Persephone there.
How does the location of the underworld affect Persephone Demeter and Hades?
Demeter mourns her daughters lose every year, and winter comes to the earth. Persephone must go between the realm of Hades and the earth every year. Hades either must await Persephone or is with her.
What happened to the plants when Persephone was in the underworld?
When Persephone was in the underworld, it was said that the earth became barren and plants stopped growing. This was explained by the ancient Greeks as the reason for the changing seasons, where winter represented Persephone's time in the underworld and causing the halt in plant growth.
Who stole Persephone?
Hades, the god of the underworld did. When she was gone, her mother Demeter who was the goddess of growth mourned and went lookong for Persephone, and nothong could grow. And animals and people starved and complained to the gods. So Zeus persuaded Hades to let Persephone go back to her mother for half the year. That is why plants grow best during one half of the year, but in the winter they do not.
Why was Persephone worshipped?
Persephone was both the Queen of the Underworld (the place all mortals go when they die) and the goddess of Spring (when life wakes upon Earth: as her mother Demeter causes all plants to grow).
Where did the goddess Persephone go to school?
In Greek myth, the goddess Persephone did not need to go to school.
