Hades and Persephone Flashcards
give a brief summary of Hades and Persephone’s story
The story starts when Persephone was in the woods with her friends- when she caught the eye of Hades, so he kidnapped her.
When Demeter learnt of Persephone’s disappearance, she was angry. She looked for her daughter, Eventually, her friend Hecate told Demeter that she’d been kidnapped by Hades.
Demeter refused to do her work- and no crops grew, so that mortals began to die. Zeus, got fed up with Demeter and
then sent Hermes to Hades urging him to release Persephone. Hades understood that he needed to return her so Hades had her eat seeds of the pomegranate.
Zeus was forced to make a compromise between Demeter and Hades in their claims to Persephone. He arranged a plan for Persephone to spend six months with Hades as his queen, one for every seed of the pomegranate she had eaten. The other six months she would return to her mother. Demeter let the crops fail when Persephone was with Hades.
how many seeds does Persephone eat?
six seeds
how does the story relate to the seasons?
because the six months she was with Hades her mother wept and let all the plants die hence Autumn and winter, but when she was with Demeter, Demeter let the plants and flowers flourish.
who tells Hades he needs to return Persephone
Hermes
who is Hades?
he is the king of the underworld
who is Persephone?
The queen of the underworld, she was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the goddess of harvest and fertility.
who is Demeter?
she was the goddess of the harvest and Persephone’s mum.
how many pomegranate seeds does Persephone eat?
6 seeds
