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Was Persephone the goddess of spring a virgin goddess?
yes Persephone from the Greek myths is tittled as the Queen of the underworld because she ate the pomegranate making her hades Goddess for life, she is also the Goddess of spring because her mother is Demeter the goddess of fertility, grain, and agriculture.
Who did marry Demeter?
She was not married. She got her daughter Persephone and another boy through a love affair with Zeus, her brother. Persephone is more well known because of her incident with Hades. :)
Who was Demeter married to?
Demeter did not have a husband, but she was the lover of Zeus before he married Hera. She does have a daughter, though; Persephone, (minor) goddess of nature, was taken to the underworld by Hades and now lives there half a year. She is not married.
Why is Persephone called Kore?
Persephone is called Kore, which means "maiden" in Greek, because it refers to her role as the goddess of spring growth and youthfulness. Kore represents her youthful and pure aspect before her abduction by Hades, after which she becomes known as Persephone, the queen of the Underworld.
What is the moral of the story of Demeter and Persephone?
Demeter is the Greek goddess of agriculture. Persephone is supposed to be her daughter. According to the Greek myth, Hades wanted to marry Persephone and take her to the underworld, making her the Goddess of the underworld. This caused Demeter such agony that she let the world start to die off. Zeus couldn't take the world being so dead, and he sent Hermes to retrieve Persephone. Hades, before releasing her, tricked her into eating 6 pomegranate seeds which forced her to return to the underworld for 6 months out of every year. While Demeter and Persephone are together the world flourishes, while they are apart, Demeter lets everything die.
What is the myth about Persephone birth?
Hades (Pluto is the Roman version of Hades) is the Greek god of the dead and the underworld. Persephone is the daughter of Demeter, Greek goddess of the harvest and growing plants. Hades saw Persephone, decided he was in love with her and kidnapped her. Demeter mourned the loss of her daughter and the world went barren of growing plants. Eventually the gods found Persephone in the underworld with Hades, but before she was found she had eaten six pomogranate seeds. Because she had eaten of the fruit of the underworld, she was bound to stay. The gods worked out an agreement that Persephone would spend 6 months of the year with Hades in the underworld, one month for each seed eaten, and would spend the rest of the year with Demeter. This is the explanation for the changing of the seasons - when Persephone is with Demeter, plants grow because Demeter is happy to have her daughter back. When Persephone returns to the underworld, Demeter grieves and the world goes barren, aka the seasons turn to winter.
How did goddess Demeter become the goddess of agriculture?
She was goddess of the harvest, because that was just her trade. Demeter's mother decided all of their trades, before Cronos ate them >.>...
What does the myth of Persephone explain?
Persephone is the only daughter of Demeter (Ceres) the Goddess of the Harvest and Zeus. Hades, god of the underworld, loved Persephone's beauty and kidnapped her and brought her to the underworld. When Zeus had discovered what Hades had done, he sent Hermes to the underworld demanding Persephone were released. Hades obliged but insisted the Persephone eat a pomegranate seed before he left. Thinking nothing of it, she agreed not knowing it would force her to stay in the underworld. Zeus and Demeter were furious so they struck a deal with Hades letting her live half the year above the surface ans spend half of it below, with Hades. Whenever Persephone has to retreat back to the underworld, Demeter gets horribly depressed and refuses to let anything grow, hence fall and winter, and when she is back, Demeter is happy and spring and summer flourish.
What is an interesting story about hades?
Before Persephone became the wife of Hades, he had a lover called Mintha and either Demeter or Persephone turned her into the herb, mint.
Where do the goddess Persephone live?
Persephone lived on Olympus before Hades abducted her and took her to his Underworld Kingdom. When her mother Demeter appealed for her daughter to be returned, Zeus took pity on her and ordered Hermes to bring her back to Olympus for half of the year, every year. Read more about this story in "Hermes the Olympian"
Why does Demeter disguise herself before she goes into the village of the mortals?
Demeter disguises herself before entering the village of mortals to conceal her divine identity and avoid drawing attention to her presence. This allows her to interact more freely with humans and understand their lives and struggles, especially in relation to her daughter Persephone's abduction. By blending in, she can observe the neglect of the earth and the impact it has on humanity, which ultimately motivates her to take action.
What was created when Demeter's daughter was kidnapped?
After Hades stole Demeter's daughter, Persephone, Demeter went into depression and the harvest never came. However after a deal had been struck and Persephone could be returned for six before she went to live with Hades again for six month -and so on- the seasons were created. When Persephone left, Autumn and Winter followed. And when she returned Spring and Summer begun
