What is Persephones realm?

Answer 1

Core (Persephone) was the daughter of Demeter, the goddess of the cornfield. But, when Hades, the ruler of Tartarus (the underworld), caught sight of the young goddess, he fell in love and resolved to have her as his wife. He rose out of the ground in his chariot one day, while Core was picking flowers, and kidnapped her.

Demeter searched for her wildly, and once she heard the news of her daughter's kidnapping, she ran to Zeus. She begged the Ruler of All Gods to force his brother, Hades, to release Core. Zeus refused, so Demeter decided to strike. She would force Zeus' hand by refusing to preform any of her duties as the goddess of the fields. She would not let any plants grow, so the animals starved, which caused the humans to starve, as well. The entire human race was dangerously close to extinction. Zeus could not deny Demeter any longer. He ruled that, as long as no Food of the Dead had passed through Core's lips, she could return to her mother. However, if she had eaten, she would reside in Tartarus as Hades' wife.

Meanwhile, in Tartarus, Core had been attempting to punish Hades by refusing to eat. He tried to make her feel more comfortable, and he brought her the finest meals to feast on. But still she fasted. Neither Hades nor Core had any idea what was going on with the other gods.

Zeus sent Hermes to bring Core up from Tartarus, but only if she hadn't eaten any food. Hades was helping Core climb into the chariot when one of his gardeners, Ascalaphus, announced that he had witnessed Core grabbing a pomegranate from Hades' orchard and eat seven seeds. When the group reached Olympus, the informed Zeus about the fruit. Demeter declared that she would never return to Olympus, and would continue to halt the growth of plant-life on earth if her daughter was not freed. Zeus consulted with Rhea (the mother of all three: Hades, Demeter, and Zeus) and together they reached a compromise: Core would marry Hades, take the name Persephone, and live in Tartarus for three months out of each year. The other nine months would be with her mother, Demeter.

In conclusion of this little tale, Persephone is the Queen of Tartarus. She spends her time in that realm during what we now call "Winter", and the rest of the year is spent on Olympus with Demeter.

Answer 2

Persephone's realm is the Underworld.