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Because she ate six pomegranate seeds.

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What did Persephone eat in order to be sent to the under world?

Pomegranate.


What season of the year does Persephone spend in the under World with Hades?

Autumn-Winter


Why could Persephone not return to the world of living?

Because she ate the seed's of a pomegranate (the food of the dead) and Hades said she must stay in the underworld.


When was Persephone allowed to leave the under world?

After Demeter would not let things grow and be harvested and the world would starve without her favor, Zeus sent word by Rhea their mother that Demeter would be let to have Persephone two thirds of the year.


How long did Persephone had to stay with Hades?

Every year, Persephone spends the autumn/winter (when plants die) with Hades, and returns with spring/summer.


What would happen to Persephone if she ate anything in the underworld in skellig?

Persephone in Greek Myth had to stay in the underworld with Hades after eating food from it.


How long long does Persephone stay on earth?

Some myths say that for one third of the year Persephone stays with Hades, and for two thirds of it with her mother.


What did Persephone have to do with pomegranate seeds and how does this explain the seasons winter and summer?

Persephone ate of the pomegranate in the Underworld and thus had to stay in the Underworld for part of each year - during winder she was with Hades; during spring, summer and autumn she resided above the earth with her mother Demeter.


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How long did Persephone have to stay in the Underworld after she ate the seeds?

Persephone stays in the Underworld for half of the year (six months) and is allowed to return to Olympus for the other half.


Which greek goddess was ruler of under world?

Hades was the Greek God of the Underworld. He took Persephone (daughter of Demeter) as his wife (not by choice). So even though there technically isn't a goddess to rule the underworld, if you had to say there was one it would be Persephone.


How did Hades try to persuade Persephone to stay with him?

Hades persuaded Persephone to stay with him in the Underworld by offering her a position of power and privilege as queen. He also reminded her of the benefits and pleasures she could enjoy in the Underworld, such as being by his side and ruling over the souls of the dead.