Hermes persuades Hades that Persephone should be allowed to return to her mother for six months of the year, and then to return to Hades and the underworld for the other six. It is a remarkable narrative, built fundamentally on the power of a mother’s love for her only child. Persephone is aware she must eat no food and intends only to drink the juice.but she swallows some of the pips. Demeter and Persephone - A Mother’s Love The focus of the poem is one of the most renowned narratives from Greek mythology - the rape of Persephone by Hades, the god of the underworld, and the response of Demeter to her loss. Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or. Hermes arrives in the underworld where Hades offers Persephone a pomegranate to eat. Zeus sends Hermes to bring Persephone back - and he must hurry, because if Persephone has eaten any food in the underworld she will have to stay there forever. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 23 March 2016. (British Museum, London) License & Copyright Based on Wikipedia content that has been reviewed, edited, and republished. Persephone descends into hell to find her lover Hades. Download Full Size Image A tondo from a red-figure kylix depicting Persephone and Hades. When Demeter finds out what has happened she is inconsolable she curses the Earth and the plants begin to wither and die. As the name implies, the plot of Persephone was inspired by ancient Greek mythology. Hades is entranced and takes Persephone down to his underground kingdom to become his bride. Hermes relates how one day she is out picking flowers when Hades, god of the underworld, comes to the upper world and sees her. Persephone is the daughter of Demeter, goddess of the Earth and of the harvest. ![]() Hermes - who has winged boots and a winged helmet - then files down to the Earth, where he watches offerings being made to the goddess Demeter, and that becomes the springboard for his first story. Hermes begins with an introduction to himself and some of the other gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece - Zeus, Poseidon, Apollo - and their home on Mount Olympus.
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