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Strabo, Geography 8. 3. 14 :
"Near Pylos, towards the east, is a mountain named after Minthe, who, according to myth, became the concubine of Haides, was trampled under foot by Kore [Persephone], and was transformed into garden-mint, the plant which some call Hedyosmos. Furthermore, near the mountain is a precinct sacred to Haides."
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What was Persephone symbol or emblem?
Both the pomograntet and the asphodel have been associated with Persephone as her symbols.
Does the Greek god Persephone have a symbol?
pomegranate
What is the most common symbol for Persephone?
Here most common symbol is the Pomegranate.
What is the myth of Persephone a symbol of?
A explanation of the changing seasons.
What is an interesting story about hades?
Before Persephone became the wife of Hades, he had a lover called Mintha and either Demeter or Persephone turned her into the herb, mint.
What was Persephone weapon or choice of symbol?
Persephone used a silver bow and arrow and often in her mothers steps(Demeter) used a staff
What are the relationships Hades had?
He is married to Persephone but he dated Minthe and another lady. Persephone was jealous so she turned Minthe into mint and the other lady into a poplar tree.
What are the names of hades wives?
Hades only had one wife Persephone but he had two affairs with nymphs when Persephone learned of this she turned one nymph into a mint plant and the other into a popular tree.
Did Persephone have any symbols?
The pomegranate. Young wheat. Torch. Together with Hades, rooster, bowl and mint as well.
What are Persephone's main symbol or weapon?
Persephone is often robed, holding sheafs of grain and a flaming torch. A flower that shows her as Queen of the Underworld is asphodel. Being a Queen, she had no need of a weapon.
What do the mint marks represent?
A mint mark is a letter or other symbol to indicate where a coin was minted.
Did Hades ever have love affairs aside from Persephone?
Nobody really knows. Hades was never married. But taking Persephone as his wife and queen of the underworld was by force. It was never Persephone's choice. According to Ovid and the geographer Strabo, Hades took the nymph Menthe or Minthe as his mistress. Persephone jealously trampled the unfortunate girl, transforming her into a plant, known as mint.
