Persephone is the Goddess of Spring, as well as Goddess of the Underworld.
She is known for being kidnapped by Hades, the God of the Underworld.
Her mother, Demeter mourned her departure by refusing to let crops grow--essentially the creation of winter. Persephone returns every Spring, but is cursed to return to the Underworld once every year.
she has no kids because she was unable to have kids.
Persephone was both goddess of spring (life) and goddess Queen of the Underworld.
Persephone missed both her mother and the life she'd known on earth .
Persephone goes on for spring and winter in the year, for justice in life and death, and for Demeter and Hades.
Persephone was a fertility goddess chiefly because she was a goddess of spring, the renewal of life after death (winter).
Persephone is both goddess of spring (life) and goddess who is Queen in the Underworld (death).
Loss and love: the loss of Persephone from the Earth goddess Demeter, the love of Hades for Persephone, the love of Demeter for Persephone.
She does not exist. Persephone was a ancient Greek deity, believed in, but believing in something does not make it fact, or "real".
The main idea of the myth of Demeter and Persephone is the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. It explains the changing of the seasons and the importance of agriculture. Demeter's grief over Persephone's abduction by Hades represents the loss of fertility in nature during the winter months and her reunion with Persephone in spring symbolizes the return of life and growth.
She was married to her uncle Hades!
Demeter and Zeus had a child together.
The myth of Persephone explains the changing of seasons in Greek mythology. Persephone's abduction by Hades and her time in the underworld symbolize the cycle of life, death, and rebirth that is reflected in the changing seasons of the year. The myth also explores themes of initiation, growth, and the duality of life.
Because as Hades' wife, Persephone is a Goddess of the Dead. All of the departed souls are her 'children', and death cannot create life.