Comparing Persephone And Greek Mythology
The goddess I personally love is Persephone, the queen of the underworld. A quick lay down of the tale of Persephone, which will be more in detail later on. Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She was abducted by Hades, the God of the underworld, enraged her mother, who made the crops and the green of the earth, made earth wither and barren. Zeus involved oneself and tried to save Persephone from Hades; Nevertheless, Persephone ate the seeds of a pomegranate that Hades had given her, binding her to him for six months of the year.
Persephone, being the daughter of Zeus, the god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods, and Demeter, the goddess of the harvest and agriculture, she was a goddess. The goddess of
Innocence to be exact. …show more content…
She saw the most enchanting narcissus, a flower with white petals and an orange or yellow middle. As she reached down to grab the flower, the earth beneath her feet suddenly cleaved open and through the gap Hades raised up on his chariot with black horses. Hades snatched up the beautiful maiden before she could scream for help and he descended them into his underworld nightmare while the gap in earth closed after them. Zeus witnessed this, as well as the god of the sun, Helios. Zeus decided to stay silent about what had happened to prevent a war with his brother. Helios wisely thought he better not get involved in anything that did not concern him. Distraught and heartbroken Demeter wandered the earth looking for her daughter until her good friend Hecate, Goddess of wilderness and childbirth, advised her to seek help from Helios, the all-seeing Sun god, in order to find her daughter. Helios felt sorry for Demeter, who was crying and begging for any bit of information Helios had. Thus Helios revealed that Kore had been kidnapped by Hades. When she heard that, she got furious and wanted revenge, but Helios suggested that it was …show more content…
During this time is when Hades made Kore change her name to Persephone due to the fact that Kore was too childish for the queen of the dead. Demeter full of grief and despair, she punished the gods for not helping her get her daughter by
Persephone, being the daughter of Zeus, the god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods, and Demeter, the goddess of the harvest and agriculture, she was a goddess. The goddess of
Innocence to be exact. …show more content…
She saw the most enchanting narcissus, a flower with white petals and an orange or yellow middle. As she reached down to grab the flower, the earth beneath her feet suddenly cleaved open and through the gap Hades raised up on his chariot with black horses. Hades snatched up the beautiful maiden before she could scream for help and he descended them into his underworld nightmare while the gap in earth closed after them. Zeus witnessed this, as well as the god of the sun, Helios. Zeus decided to stay silent about what had happened to prevent a war with his brother. Helios wisely thought he better not get involved in anything that did not concern him. Distraught and heartbroken Demeter wandered the earth looking for her daughter until her good friend Hecate, Goddess of wilderness and childbirth, advised her to seek help from Helios, the all-seeing Sun god, in order to find her daughter. Helios felt sorry for Demeter, who was crying and begging for any bit of information Helios had. Thus Helios revealed that Kore had been kidnapped by Hades. When she heard that, she got furious and wanted revenge, but Helios suggested that it was …show more content…
During this time is when Hades made Kore change her name to Persephone due to the fact that Kore was too childish for the queen of the dead. Demeter full of grief and despair, she punished the gods for not helping her get her daughter by