Demeter Myth









Why would you do this?



Bring my daugther!

Stop!

Persephone-

Persephone was the daughter of Demeter- Goddess of harvest. She was known for her beauty. Demeter loved her daughter so much, that in return-she gave harmony to living creatures.



One day while going out with her mother, she decided to stay back and pick some flowers for Demeter- for she too greatly loved her mother.

Then, Hades-God of the underworld fell in love when he saw Persephone. He had always been dark and she was light. Having this love for her, he decided that he wanted her to become his Queen of his Underworld.

While Demeter wasn't there, Hades took Persephone to the underworld and made her become his queen.

Demeter weped greatly. Because of this, all the crops in the land died. Zeus knew this couldn't continue and asked her to stop it, but she said that she wouldn't until she got her daughter back 

Finally, Zeus gave in and formed a contract with Hades. For 2 periods of the year (summer and spring) did Persephone go with her mother, and for 2 periods of the year (winter and fall) did she go down with Hades.

This is why crops prosper in summer and spring, and die in winter and fall. That is how the seasons came to be.