Why did hades wife have to be there by force?

Answer 1

Hades' wife, Persephone, is the daughter of Zeus (Hades brother) and Demeter (Zeus' sister).

Well, personally, I don't think anyone would want to live in a world where there was no sunlight and not another living soul. Which is what made it hard for Hades to find a wife.

However, when he saw Persephone in the world of the living, he instantly fell in love and asked Zeus if he could take her to live in the Underworld with him. Zeus of course didn't want to have aggression from either Demeter or Hades, so he simply winked at Hades. This, of course, makes Hades think he has the okay to kidnap Persephone.

So while Persephone is playing on earth, Hades rips open the earth and kidnaps her in a horse drawn carriage. Persephone, of course, is freaked out and doesn't understand what's going on and when her mother will come to rescue her. Hades offers her some pomegranate seeds in order to calm her down, but she only eats about half the amount. (By the way, eating the food of the dead will bind you to the Underworld forever.)

So of course, Demeter comes to rescue her daughter, but as it turns out, Persephone is now bound to the Underworld and Hades via the pomegranate seeds. Demeter goes nuts and causes famine in the world of the living. Crops wouldn't grow, crappy weather, that sort of thing- until the humans were close to extinction.

Demeter's actions of course freak out Zeus and so he makes a deal with her and Hades- Persephone would spend half of the year with her mother so the humans would have spring and summer (good cropping), and the other half would be spent with Hades, in which the humans would have fall and winter (due to Demeter mourning the loss of her child).

Basically, all you need to know is Hades wanted a wife but no goddess would be with him due to the living conditions, he kidnaps Persephone, she eats the food of the dead and is thereby bound to the Underworld forever.