17.12.15

PERSEPHONE

Zeus, King of all the Gods, had three sisters: Hera, Queen of the Gods, was also his wife and the Goddess of Marriage; Hestia was the Goddess of Home and Hearth and Demeter was Goddess of the Harvest, responsible for the crops and for feeding the people.

Demeter was loved by all humans for her gift of soil and gentle, mild weather to grow their crops. They worshipped her for her caring and kindness. She was very much a ‘hands-on’ and ‘happy to help’ sort of Goddess.

Persephone was Demeter’s only child. Like her mother, she was kind and caring, with a happy nature and the most dazzling smile. She was the sort of person who spread light and happiness wherever she went and so, naturally, she was loved by everyone but most especially by her mother.

Demeter liked nothing more than to spend hours in the company of her delightful daughter, chatting and laughing, watching her grow into a radiant young woman and seeing the way she enchanted those around her. 

So you can imagine how distraught Demeter was when her beloved daughter disappeared one day.

That day Persephone wandering out of the Eleusis and picking up Narcissus flower.
Suddenly the ground opened and Persephone abtructed/ kidnapped by Hades.
Demeter got worried and searched for her 9 days without any stopping, eating or bath.
Then met Hecate and Hecate offered to went to the Helios who saw everything that happened on the earth, Helios pitied and explained everything.
Demeter left Olympus and went to Eleusis in the shape of older woman.
 Four princesses offered her to nurse their newly born brother, these princesses were the daughter of Celeus ( the king of the Eleusis)
They took Demeter to the Palace.
Melania was the mother of baby,( queen).
Demeter's begun to nurse the baby boy( Demephoon).
Demeter liked her.
At night, Demeter pats the baby with ambrosia to become immortal and hold him to fire, So Demephoon grew too quickly.
Mentoring suspected and saw her setting Demephoon on fire. Mentoring screams around.
After Demeter left, she built up a temple for her honor. 
Demeter met and talked with Zeus, he pitied and decided to get Persephone back.
 After Hermes, Hades and Zeus's decision Hades gave in, but before leaving the underground, Hades gave four seeds of pomegranate and Persephone ate them. Anyone who tasted the food of Hades must remain in the underworld.

Hades respects Zeus's decision and lets Persephone free.
Four seeds meaning four months.
Summer, Spring(Autumn) with Demeter and winter with Hades under the ground.
Zeus could not forbid Hades totaly and allows Hades to see her twice a year.





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