The goddess Persephone is in the Underworld with the god Hades for half of the year; the seasons Autumn (Fall) and Winter.
Persephone returns from the Underworld in spring.
Persephone spends half of the year in the Underworld, and half of the year above. When she is in the Underworld, I assume she spends time with her husband Hades and helps to rule in her place as Queen.
Persephone ate of the pomegranate in the Underworld and so had to return to the Underworld every year.
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Persephone rules the Underworld with Hades; she ate of the pomegranate so can not leave the Underworld entirely every year.
Every year when Persephone returns from the Underworld her mother Demeter allows Spring to return to the earth.
No, but Persephone ate the pomegranate seeds, and was bound to the underworld for six months out of the year. Wiki on!!
Persephone only spends 6 months in Hades. -Indiriel ________________ In the underworld
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.
Persephone ate of the pomegranate; a food Hades gave her in the Underworld; so she spends half a year in the Underworld and half with her mother Demeter.
Persephone ate of the pomegranate in the Underworld, and thus every year must go to the Underworld - then return to Earth.
It was Hades who kidnapped Persephone. He brought her to the Underworld where she became the Queen of the Underworld. She now lives there six months a year.