2007-12-18 23:37:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Persephone is. However in many legends about her, she is first the daughter of Zeus and Demeter (who was the goddess of Earth), and was kidnapped by Hades and made to go to the underworld.
Demeter searched everywhere for her, and Zeus tired of Demeter's sorrow and found Persephone, but Hades tricked Persephone into eating some pomegranate seeds which forced her return to the underworld during different seasons of the year.
This, to the ancients, explained the seasons-- some seasons reflecting Demeter and Persephone's joy at being re-united (Earth at her finest), others their sorrow at parting once again (a barren Earth).
It's a nice story, and one you can read yourself when you scroll down far enough in Wiki.
http://www.wikipedia.org
2007-12-18 23:46:46 · answer #1 · answered by LK 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The underworld of Hades.
2007-12-19 07:55:04 · answer #2 · answered by Barry W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in greek mythology, persephone is taken by pluto, the god of the underworld.
2007-12-19 07:40:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf-8&fr=ytff4-&p=Persiphone%20
2007-12-19 08:12:01 · answer #4 · answered by Seismic Shift 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no..she was goddess of fertility.
2007-12-19 07:40:03 · answer #5 · answered by berlytea 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋