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  1. Persephone, the daughter of Demeter and Zeus, was the wife of Hades and the Queen of the Underworld. She was a dual deity, since, in addition to presiding over the dead with intriguing autonomy, as the daughter of Demeter, she was also a goddess of fertility.

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    In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Persephone (/ p ər ˈ s ɛ f ə n iː / pər-SEF-ə-nee; Greek: Περσεφόνη, romanized: Persephónē), also called Kore (/ ˈ k ɔːr iː / KOR-ee; Greek: Κόρη, romanized: Kórē, lit. 'the maiden') or Cora, is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter.

  3. Jun 19, 2024 · Persephone, in Greek religion, daughter of Zeus, the chief god, and Demeter, the goddess of agriculture; she was the wife of Hades, king of the underworld. In the Homeric “Hymn to Demeter,” the story is told of how Persephone was gathering flowers in the Vale of Nysa when she was seized by Hades and removed to the underworld.

  4. Mar 24, 2016 · Persephone (aka Kore) was the Greek goddess of agriculture and vegetation, especially grain, and the wife of Hades, the ruler of the Underworld. Persephone was an important element of the Eleusinian Mysteries and the Thesmophoria festival and so the goddess was worshipped throughout the Greek world.

  5. Mar 9, 2023 · Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the wife of Hades, and the queen of the Underworld. Her most important myth tells of how Hades abducted her, then tricked her into eating something in the Underworld so that she could never leave. Not even her mother, Demeter, could bring her home.

  6. Daughter of Demeter, the goddess of the harvest, and Zeus, the king of the gods, Persephone is both the Goddess of Spring, and the Queen of the Underworld. Her story is not a pleasant one. Much of her mythology is centred on her grieving mother, her abduction, and the conspiracy behind it which included her own father.

  7. Dec 29, 2016 · Persephone was the goddess of vegetation but eventually became the Queen of the Underworld. She was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Her myths explain the change of the seasons, making her a very important part of Greek culture.

  8. Persephone was the ancient Greek goddess of spring and the Queen of the Underworld. She was depicted as a stately woman holding a torch. Her Roman name was Proserpina.

  9. The myth of Persephone was very popular in the ancient times and it is said that her story was represented in the Eleusinian Mysteries, the great private and secret celebrations of ancient Greece. Discover the myth of Persephone, the Queen of the Underworld The abduction from Hades

  10. Aug 13, 2019 · Persephone, also known as Kore or Proserpina is the Greek goddess of vegetation and grain, daughter of the goddess of agriculture and fertility of the earth, Demeter. In Greek Mythology, Persephone was the wife of Hades and seen as a protectress of the afterlife.