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Persephone (Proserpina)
In Greek mythology, Persephone was the queen of the Underworld. Her Roman equivalent was Proserpina. She was a goddess of vegetation.
706 Questions
What time of year was it when Persephone went to the underworld for the first time?
The seasons were unchanging in the time of the year of the Greek gods until this abduction, likely it was Spring for Persephone is a goddess of spring and many flowers were being gathered by Persephone and other maiden goddesses.
What is the occupation of Persephone?
Persephone is the Queen of the Underworld and a vegetation goddess.
Why was Persephone important to the greek people?
Because she is the Goddess of Spring and the Queen of the Underworld.
Did Hades take Persephone's virtue by raping her?
No. He abducted Persephone, he did not 'rape'; as in force sexual acts upon her.
Even the art piece 'The rape of Persephone', the term 'rape' is used in the sense of 'to take by force', as in to abduct or kidnap.
What kind of weapon did Persephone use?
Persephone doesn't need a weapon since she is the Queen of the Underworld.
Who is better for an extra credit project Aphrodite or Persephone?
Both Aphrodite and Persephone are interesting choices for an extra credit project. Aphrodite is the goddess of love and beauty while Persephone is the queen of the Underworld and represents themes of life, death, and rebirth. Choose the one that resonates more with your interests and the project requirements.
What did Persephones mother do when she had to marry hades?
Demeter gained from Zeus half the year with Persephone.
How is Persephone important to the Greeks?
Persephone is important to the Greeks, because she is the Queen of the Underworld and a vegetation goddess.
Why does Persephone have a pomegranate in her hand?
The goddess Persephone is depicted with a pomegranate in her hand because she is the Greek goddess of vegetation.
What was Persephone favorite show?
Likely she would like the Gardening channel, being a goddess of flowers, spring, and growing things.
As Zeus is the father of Persephone, his brothers Hades and Poseidon are her uncles.
Demeter, sister of Zeus, also has the same brothers.
Also Demeter is Persephone's mother, its a massive love triangle between the whole family, So if hades and Persephone have kids, then there kids could fall in love with Persephone's mum or dad which would be hades brothers or sisters and it would be okay, its really disgusting actually.
Why did Hades steal Persephone and how?
Hades took Persephone while she tended/played in the fields about Enna: with his house carriage he took her back into the Underworld.
Are Hades and Persephone related?
Hades, being the brother of both Demeter and Zeus, the parents of Persephone, was her uncle.
Did Persephone the goddess of the Underworld have any sisters if so what were their names?
Yes!
Two from Demeter: with Poseidon came Despoine, a mystery goddess; Khrysothemis of Krete, whose father was Karmanor.
From Zeus her divine sisters were:
The Fates: Klotho, Lakhesis, Atropos (by Themis)
The Hora: Eunomia, Dike, Eirene (by Themis)
The Graces: Aglaia, Euphrosyne, Thalie (by Eunomiaor Eurynome)
The Muses: Kalliope, Kleio, Ourania, Thaleia, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Erato, Euterpe, Terpsikhore. (by Mnemosyne)
Artemis (by Leto)
Hebe, Eileithyia, Enyo/Eris (by Hera)
Athena (by Metis)
Aphrodite (by Dione)
Melinoe (by Persephone)
Ate (by Eris)
The Litae (unknown mother)
Alatheia (mother unknown)
Harmonia (by Electra)
Britomartis (by Karme)
Pandeia, Nemea, Herse, Ersa (by Selene)
Who revealed to Demeter what happened to her dauhter Persephone?
Hecate who heard the cry and led Demeter to Helios, and then led Demeter into the Underworld to Hades and Persephone.
What colour eyes does Persephone?
Persephone, being a Greek goddess, may change her appearance (thus eye color) at will.
What was Persephone most known for?
Hades kidnapped Persephone, forced her to marry him and made her queen of the underworld.
Did Persephone use any weapons or have any kinds of props?
No, she would need none as Queen of the Underworld.
What kind of powers did Persephone have in Greek mythology?
She was the goddess of spring, so she probably had powers in flowers and stuff.
What is the connection between the myth of Persephone and Demeter and The Odyssey?
Demeter isn't in the odyssey, but Persephone is the wife of Hades, therefore the Queen of the Underworld. Also when Odysseus travels to the Underworld, and finds his mother, she mentions something about Queen Persephone.
