What natural occurrence is explained by Demeter and Persephone?

What natural occurrence is explained by Demeter and Persephone?

Earth’s seasons
Summary The myth “Demeter and Persephone” explains Earth’s seasons. Pluto takes Demeter’s daughter Persephone to his home in the underworld. Demeter is the goddess of the harvest.

What compromise did Persephone and Demeter make?

During her stay in the Underworld Persephone had eaten a pomegranate seed which linked her forever to Hades. A compromise was reached in which Demeter would return to Mount Olympus and Persephone would divide the year: two thirds with her mother and the other third in the Underworld.

How were Demeter and Persephone different?

Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, goddess of the earth. Demeter goes in search of her daughter, but is unable to find her. Demeter’s grief causes the earth to die—crops fail, and famine comes upon the land. Zeus intervenes and commands Hades to return Persephone.

Who does Persephone sleep with?

RAPE OF PERSEPHONE (APOLLODORUS) 29 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) : “Plouton (Pluto) [Haides] fell in love with Persephone, and with Zeus’ help secretly kidnapped her. Demeter roamed the earth over in search of her, by day and by night with torches.

What causes him to fall in love with Persephone?

Hades fell in love with Persephone and decided to kidnap her. The myth says that in one of the rare times he left the Underworld, he traveled above ground to pursue her, while she was gathering flowers in a field. One day Hades, God of the Underworld, saw Persephone and instantly fell in love with her.

What was the story of Demeter Persephone and Hades?

The story of Demeter and Persephone is one of the most famous episodes of Greek mythology. Persephone, a young maiden, was picking flowers when Hades, lord of the underworld kidnapped her. Her mother, goddess Demeter, was so devastated that she turned into an old woman. The plants of the Earth stopped growing.

Why did Hades kidnap Persephone?

Hades ”kidnapped” Persephone because he was lonely and he really wanted a wife. I mean, Zeus (the king of gads and also Hades’ brother) has loads of wives and children to keep him company. Poseidon (Hades’ other brother and the lord of the seas) had all the sea creatures and his wives.

What is the moral of Persephone?

What is the moral lesson of the myth about Persephone? As with most of the Greek myths, the overriding moral is not to defy the gods. The gods are presented not as moral exemplars but as capricious and amoral tyrants, shamelessly using mortals to get what they want, whenever they want it.

Did Demeter have any special powers?

Powers and Abilities. Demeter is the goddess of the Earth and Harvest. She has the ability to transform things into plants, and the ability to manipulate plants, and the Earth and Weather Manipulation; the power to psionicly control the weather in a wide range of distances.