"A single death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic."
Stalin
Scary, huh?
Persephone
Persephone is the daugher of Zeus and Demeter. One day, as She was gathering flowers in a field, Hades saw Her and fell in love with Her. He abducted Her and carryed Her to His underworld home, where He forced marriage upon Her. Demeter, Her mother, was beside Herself and wandered the world looking for Her daughter. In Her grief, She did not allow the crops to grow and mankind starved. Zeus finally intervened and ordered Hades to return Persephone to Her mother, but Hades tricked Persephone into eating pomegranate seeds. Eating in the relm of the dead meant you could not return to the living. Seeing mankind starving, for Demeter refused to allow the crops to grow, Zeus ruled that Persephone remain 6 months above ground and 6 months below. Hence, She became the personification of Spring, since when She returns to the world, Her mother allows the crops to begin growing.
Persephone is one of the darker aspects of the Goddess. One calls upon Her during the Dark moon for fortune-telling. Because She does return from the dead, She is also an aspect of reincarnation. She has beaten Death.
Persephone is the Queen of the Dead and is often portrayed on a throne wearing a crown. The Pomegranate is usually with Her, and She is often carrying flowers.
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