Persephone
Publié le 22/02/2012
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(Kore) Greek Daughter of Demeter
and Zeus; called Proserpina by the Romans.
Persephone was stolen from her mother by Hades,
god of the Underworld (1). Demeter went mad with
grief and caused drought and famine on Earth while
she searched in vain for her daughter. At last, Zeus
sent Hermes to bring Persephone back to her mother,
but Persephone was obliged to spend one-third of the
year underground. Persephone personified the corn
seed that lies underground in winter and springs up
in the warm months.
Persephone is considered by many scholars to be
the same person as Demeter. Ancient Greek artists
pictured them as being identical.
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- Persephone (Kore) Greek Daughter of Demeter and Zeus; called Proserpina by the Romans.
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