![]() ![]() God Hermes, summoned by Zeus, raced down to Hades to fetch Persephone. So, he decided to send to her all the gods and goddesses of Olympus to beg her change her mind.Īfter he realized that all his efforts were made in vain, the almighty ruler of Olympus promised to Demeter that he himself would make sure that Persephone would return to her.Ī deal is struck Persephone eating the pomegranate Instead, she roamed the earth in the guise of a mortal, forbidding the trees to bear fruit and the earth to nurture vegetable and fruit.Ī full year passed by and Zeus became restless that, if he let Demeter persisit in her pursuit, all humankind would starve to death. Realizing that Zeus was a possible accomplice in the abduction, she refused to return to Olympus. Helius indeed told her what happened, but, on the other hand, he tried to convince her that Hades would not be an unfit husband for her daughter.Įnraged to find out about the truth, Demeter remained relentless in her pursuit, horrified at the prospect of Hades taking away her daughter. To find the answer as to who was the culprit, Demeter went to god Helius, who saw everything that happened on the face of the earth. As she was roaming the lands, she destroyed crops and livestocks, threatening to make the earth barren for ever and thus destroy all of humankind, in case she would not find her daughter.įinally, on the tenth day, goddess Hecate told the grief stricken mother that Persephone had been carried away, but she did not know the identity of her abductor. She traveled to the farthest corners of the earth, searching for nine full days and nights without ever stopping to eat, drink, bathe, or rest. When Demeter came to collect Persephone, she soon realized that no trace of her could be found.ĭistraught and desperate, she searched high and low for her daughter. As they both disappeared into the dark depths, the hole closed up behind them.ĭemeter's desperate search for her daughter A Renaissance painting depicting the abduction of Persephone The earth opened up before Hades's chariot and the powerful horses drove down into the chasm. The abduction of the innocent maiden was quite spectacular: She was gathering flowers in a plain somewher in Sicily, when Hades suddenly appeared, thundering across the plain in his four-horse chariot.īefore any of the girl's companions realized what was happening, the god swooped down swiftly and snatched the poor girl from her arm.ĭespite her screaming and pleas, no one else could hear her. Zeus was concerned about the reaction of her mother Demeter, who would certainly would not consent to the prospect of her beloved daughter becoming queen of the Underworld. ![]() Despite his brother Zeus's reservations when he sought his approval, he decided to abduct her. Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone and wanted her as his bride. Unfortunately for her, Hades,the ruler of the Underworld, had dreadful plans for her: He would steal her innocence and virginity and turn her into his dreaded queen. Persephone was the only daughter of Demeter, the goddess of grain, agriculture and fertility. ![]()
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