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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.
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What is the symbol of Persephone?
a torch, pomegranate's, reeds, the Spring, bats, the narcissus, the poppy, the white rose, young grain, flowers, mint, poplars, aconite, and pomegranate seeds.
a torch, pomegranate's, reeds, the Spring, bats, the narcissus, the poppy, the white rose, young grain, flowers, mint, poplars, aconite, and pomegranate seeds.
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Where does she spend the other 3 months?
spent her life underworld
Actually Persophone spends 4 months in the underworld, due to her eating the pomegranate seeds and the rest with her mother Demeter.
What type of flower did Persephone see when she went over to pick it?
It isn't told for certain;
"(Persephone and others) gathering flowers over a soft meadow, roses and crocuses and beautiful violets, irises also and hyacinths and the narcissus, which Gaia made to grow at the will of Zeus and to please Polydektor (the Host of Many), to be a snare for the bloom-like girl - a marvellous, radiant flower. It was a thing of awe whether for deathless gods or mortal men to see: from its root grew a hundred blooms and it smelled most sweetly, so that all wide heaven (ouranos) above and the whole earth (gaia) and the sea's (thalassa's) salt swell laughed for joy. And the girl was amazed and reached out with both hands to take the lovely toy: but the wide-pathed earth yawned there in the plain of Nysa, and the lord, Polydegmon (Host of Many), with his immortal horses sprang out upon her--the Son of Kronos, Polynomos (He who has many names)."
What kind of seeds did hades give Persephone?
Pomegranate seeds, the food of the underworld, and, having eaten even one seed, Persephone had to stay in the underworld for (depending on the story) three (or six) months every year.
Where did Persephone live for six months?
She lived with Hades (Pluto) in the Underworld as his wife. He captured her and took her there. When she was found, Zeus ordered her to be let go and brought back. As she was leaving Hades made her eat a pomegranate seed which would somehow make her have to stay with him for 4 months (I believe) out of every year.
Where does Persephone spend the other months of the year?
Some believe that Persephone spent 9 months (Some believe 6 months) of the year living in the underworld with her husband, Hades, and the rest of the year with her mother, Demeter, in Olympus.
There is some question about the amount of time she spent in Hades. As Encyclopaedia Britannica 1911 ("Persephone") expressed it, 'So it was arranged that she should spend two-thirds (according to later authors, one-half) of every year with her mother and the heavenly gods, and should pass the rest of the year with Hades beneath the earth."But some people say she would go to her lover.
Why are pomegranates known as the fruit of death?
The pomegranate was considered to be the fruit of the underworld because Hades's wife's mother is the god of the earth,so Hades wife's fruit is the pomegranate
What is the fruit Persephone ate?
She ate six pomegranate seeds. That is why pomegranates are known as the fruit of the dead.
What did Persephone eat to that was bad for her?
Persephone at six pomegranate seeds which is why they're known as the fruit of death. It wasn't technically "bad" for her. It just trapped her in the Underworld for 6 months a year, which I guess could be bad depending on your perspective.
Who was Persephone and why did she eat the pomegranate?
Persephone was the daughter of the goddess, Demeter, and the god, Zeus. She was abducted by Hades, god of the Underworld, as he wanted to make her Queen of the Underworld.
During her time in the Underworld, she was tricked by Hades and ate four pomegranate seeds. After she returned home, under the agreement between Zeus and Hades, she was forced to return to the Underworld four months out of the year.
What would happen to presephone if she ate someting in the underworld?
The ancieant myth about Persephone and Hades states that any living thing that eats food from the underworld must remain there for all time. Perssphone did eat six pomigranet seeds however, and therefore must spend six months of every year in the underworld. This myth was used by the Greeks and Romans to explain winter (Persephone was the goddess of spring and growing things)
What were some of Persephones hobbies?
This Greek goddess did not have much time for "hobbies" given her duties as both Queen of the Underworld, Mistress of the Furies, and goddess of Spring.
What are the Greek goddess Persephone's weaknesses?
Weaknesses are the interpretation of the individual.
Like most Greek Gods, Artemis was of duel nature: meaning she was both a goddess of birth and protecting young women, and also the goddess which struck women down in death.
Where must Persephone spend part of each year?
Persephone's year is divided between Earth/Olympus and the Underworld.
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.
What is Persephone best known for?
Proserphone claim to fame is that she can just be a great goddes even though she's beatiful but vain, Hades took her to the underground world where she was forced to marry Hades and she had quite forgotten her life on earth, thus when her mother Ceres begged Jupiter about it he said she could but for every seed that Proserphone would have to go back to Hades for 6 months and be on earth for 6 months.
Where was Persephone's reception?
There were many temples to Persephone scattered across Greece, where she was worshiped.
Did Persephone have a brother?
Yes, Persephone has quite a few brothers and sisters.
Ares, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Dionysus, Hebe, Hermes, Heracles, Helen, Hephaestus, Perseus, and Minos are all her half siblings.
Aphrodite isn't. But Ploutos, Korybas, Areion, Despoine, Eubouleus, and Khrysothemis are her maternal half-siblings
What are the skills of Persephone?
When on Earth she delights in Spring which she is the goddess of, and in growing things.
When in the Underworld, the Isle of Blessed is her domain and she is the Queen of the Underworld.
Accounts of Persephone's rescue differ. Some say that it was Hermes that took her from the underworld back to her mother. Others say that it was Hermes who tricked her into eating the pomegranate in the first place.
Some even say that it was Hecate, goddess of dark magic, that took Persephone back to her mother.
One thing they all agree on, however, is that Demeter was the one who negotiated Persephone's release.
Why does Persephone have to return to Hades for a season every year?
winter is when shes separated from her mother and stays with her 'husband' hades and her mother Demeter the goddess of grain is in mourning and summer is when Demeter is reunited with her daughter and rejoices
Why was Persephone's symbol reeds?
Persephone's symbol of reeds is often associated with her connection to the underworld and the cycle of life and death. In ancient mythology, reeds are linked to the concept of rebirth and regeneration, reflecting Persephone's dual role as both the goddess of spring and the queen of the underworld. The reeds' growth in marshy areas also represents the fertility of the earth during her time above ground, paralleling her seasonal journey between the realms. Additionally, reeds were used in ancient cultures for various purposes, symbolizing resilience and adaptability, traits that resonate with Persephone's character.
