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How does Persephone react when she see's Hades?
The first time she saw Hades she was afraid of him and very upset, since he abducted her. Zeus promised Hades that Persephone would be his wife, but neglected to tell either Persephone or Demeter of this.
How did hades kidnap Persephone?
The only reason why Hades kidnapped Persephone was because Persephone was a very beautiful women, Hades wanted here for himself. So when Persephone was pick flowers in the meadow she saw a pretty flower so Persephone pulled on the flower it would not budged so she pulled and pulled until it finally gave in and let go. When the flower gave in the ground started to move and out popped Hades in his carriage and kidnapped Persephone
Did Hades ever get married?
Hades did actually get married. The story goes like this:Persephone, daughter of Demeter and Zeus, was playing in the fields while her mother was tending to the earth. Hades saw her and thought her the most beautiful creature he had ever seen. He came up from a hole in the earth and swept Persephone back to the Underworld. Persephone was lonely and took to wandering the gardens.Meanwhile, Demeter had gone on a crazy search for her daughter. When she couldn't find Persephone, Demeter went to Zeus, begging he help her find their daughter. Zeus was able to find Persephone and allowed her to come back to her mother as long as she hadn't eaten the fruit of the Underworld.Unfortunately, Persephone managed to eat seven pomegranate seeds. She had been terribly hungry and said it had onlybeen a few seeds. But Hades- desperate to keep his beloved- replied that the seeds were enough to matter.Hades and Demeter made a deal. Persephone had to stay in the Underworld for half the year and could go back to her mother for the other half as long as Persephone married Hades. Demeter and Persephone agreed.And that's how Hades was married.
How did Hades fall in love with Persephone?
When Hades saw Persephone he thought she was beautiful and he asked Zeus for permission to make her the queen of the underworld. Persephone was Innocently picking flowers when Hades burst up through the ground, grabbed Persephone by the waist and pulled her down into the underworld. When Demeter was told by Helios the sun who sees all what had happened and Demeter morned for her daughter. Demeter sent word to Zeus that as long as her daughter was gone the earth would bare no fruit. Meanwhile Persephone did not eat anything out of spite towards her captor. People were dying due to starvation and eventually Zeus had to send Hermes to get Persephone back. When Persephone received this news she was so thrilled that she ate six (four, seven or eight depending on what version) pomegranate seeds. Having eaten in the underworld she was bound to the underworld (just one of the rules) so she spent six (four seven or eight depending on what version you read) months in the underworld and spent the rest with her mother. During the time Persephone is gone the earth is bare and fruitless (winter/fall) but the earth thrives when Persephone is with her mother (spring/summer).
Why did Persephone eat pomegranetes?
Hades offered Persephone food and drink but she didn't eat anything but she was so hungry that she went to Hades Garden and ate three pomegranet seeds while no one was looking but unfortunetly the gardener saw her eating and that's why persephone goes to the under worls for 3 months after each pomegranet seed she ate.
What was the story of Demeter Persephone and Hades?
Persephone is Zeus and Demeters daughter. One day while in the meadow with her mother, picking flowers. Hades was nearby bringing dead souls to the underworld. Eros, the god of love, shot an arrow at Hades and he instantly fell in love with Persephone. The first person he saw. He then raced up in his chariot of black horses and captured her to bring down to th underworld. Demeter, the goddess of harvest, did not let anything grow until she found her daughter. Then Demeter had a idea, she went down to the underworld and found Hades with persephone, and demanded her return. Hades, with no other option had to let her leave. but before she did he had her eat a few seeds (if you eat in the underworld u will have to come back) and one day Persephone wanted to go back and now she lives with Hades as king and queen of the underworld. persephone only lives in the underworld during winter and autumn, she is with her mother in the spring and summer. that's why there are seasons
What are the powers of the Greek underworld goddesses?
Her name is Persephone and is the daughter of Demeter the goddess of the harvest. Hades loved her and kidnapped her to be his wife. Then she was taken to the underworld, but she hated it and wanted to go back to her mother. When Hades saw that she was unhappy he let her go, but on the way out Persephone ate 6 seeds of the pomegranate. By eating food from the underworld you stay forever, but since she only ate 6 seeds she stays in the underworld for half of the year every year. Because of that, Demeter mourns for her when she is away, and forgets to work for nature, that is why there is winters. So pretty much all Persephone does in the underworld is try to get others to eat her pomegranates so they can suffer too...
What god witnessed the abduction of Persephone?
The god who witnessed the abduction of Persephone was Helios, the sun god. As he drove his chariot across the sky, he saw Hades take Persephone to the Underworld. Helios later revealed this event to Demeter, Persephone's mother, prompting her to search for her daughter.
Why did hades wife have to be there by force?
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.
How did Hades and Persephone meet?
There are different versions of how they met. I've heard at least 2 different ones One was: Hades was roaming the Earth on his chariot when Aphrodite and her friend Cupid were playing around. When a stray arrow accidentally hit Hades making him fall in love with the first woman he saw. That just so happened to be Persephone. He then proceeded to make her his wife by kidanpping her and taking her back to the underworld. Second was: Hades saw Persephone frolicking in a field of flowers one day and instantly fell in love with her beauty and grace. Fearing that he would have no chance at winning her heart. He decided to kidnap her and profess his love to her.
How did the greeks explain the four seasons?
Demeter, the goddess of harvest and plants, had a daughter called Core or Persephone. One day Persephone was out collecting flowers when Hades, god of the underworld and the dead, saw her and fell in love. He went to Zeus, king of the gods, and demanded that he be given Persephone as his wife but Zeus didn't want to give her to him because Persephone was not only his niece but his daughter as well so he told Hades that he would think about it. Hades went back to the underworld but the next day he saw Persephone again and decided that he couldn't wait any more and took her to the underworld to live with him. Demeter was very unhappy to lose her daughter so all the plants on Earth began to die, and she went to Zeus to demand her daughter back from Hades. All the people on Earth were starting to die from the lack of food so the gods called an emergency council. Zeus told Hades that he had to give Persephone up but one of Hades's gardeners told Hades that he had seen Persephone eat 7 pomegranate seeds and the law was that if you ate the food of the dead you had to say in in the land of the dead for ever. But the gods realized that the world would die if Persephone didn't return so Zeus decided that Persephone had to stay in the underworld one month for every seed she had eaten. We get summer when Persephone is home, Autumn when Demeter is sad because her daughter has to go soon, Winter when she is in the underworld and Spring when Demeter is looking forward to her return.
Why does Demeter ask Apollo for information about her daughter?
Apollo is connected to Helios, the god of the sun. Thus, he is all-seeing and Helios saw Hades abduct Persephone.
