2006-11-09 15:45:55 · 10 answers · asked by Mark K 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
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2006-11-09 15:48:45 · answer #1 · answered by Purplepossum 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The whole myth is the basis of my Pagan path of NROOGD. it is very long and detailed but in a nutshell here it is.
Hades had seen Kore (persephone before abduction) in a feild he asked Zues to make her his wife. Zues told Demeter about this and she forbade it. Hades not to be denied, waited until Kore was in a field picking flowers with her friends, it was then that Hades acted and on his chariot rode forth and stole Kore away going to his realm. While Kore was missing Demeter then searched all over looking for her daughter. Demeter being the goddess of the weather and crops neglected her duties and that caused the first winter in Greeece. The crops started to die, animals began to starve and the people were suffering. Along with that there were no offerings for the gods either as all was dying. While Hades had Kore in his realm she did not eat of anything for a long time. He continued to ask her to marry him. Finally she relented due to weakness, but still she did not eat. Meanwhile Demeter searched everywhere. Only 2 people heard Kore's cries when she was abducted. One was Mercury the other was Hecate. When Demeter came to Mercury for information he denied knowing, but when she came to Hecate she told her of what happened. Hecate then gave Demeter her twin torches to go into the realm of Hades to look for her daughter. The gods were now imploring Zues to demand Hades to release Kore so that they will get their offerings and to let the land live. Zues finally agreed and sent Mercury to Hades with the demand that he release Kore back to the world of the living. By this time driven by hunger Kore had eaten of the pomegranate (the number of seeds varies by the story either 3,5 or 6). Hades agreed and let (now) Persephone return to the earth once again. Just before she reached the entrance Hades then told of Persephone's eating of the seeds. Since the pomegranate is the food of the dead she was not allowed to return to the living. However Zues, then ordered that every year Persephone must return back to the underworld for as many month as she ate of seeds. That is why we have winter.
For more information and the complete story see the Eleusinian Mysteries google it or go to Ask.com
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Eleusinian mysteries (greater). NROODG tradition training.
2006-11-09 23:53:41 · answer #2 · answered by Visit Budget101.com 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Accounts vary-- some say six, for six months or 1/2 year. Some stories don't tell how many. Some say that even one woud be enough to keep her there. She was only able to leave for part of the year because Hades was persuaded by Zeus to allow it.
2006-11-09 23:51:07 · answer #3 · answered by Ms. Switch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Accounts vary - sometimes 6, sometimes 4 in a few places only one was eaten.
She was not imprisoned really as she did not want to leave because she loved Hades.
2006-11-10 04:47:36 · answer #4 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some say four, some say six... the number of pomegranate seeds varies in different versions of the story, corresponding with the number of months considered as winter months.
2006-11-09 23:53:13 · answer #5 · answered by Chervil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Popular answer is six -- it's suppose to represent the months persephone must spend with Hades.
2006-11-09 23:54:03 · answer #6 · answered by baka_neko 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4- representing the four seasons.
2006-11-09 23:48:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not know but I eat pomegranets every fall. They are delicious.
2006-11-13 22:50:10 · answer #8 · answered by Candy N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
six-representing how long fall and winter last.
2006-11-09 23:53:45 · answer #9 · answered by elizian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh FFS!
2006-11-09 23:47:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋