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Persephone
is the Queen of Tartarus. She is the wife of
Hades
and the daughter of Demeter
and
Zeus. She was found in a
field by Hades where Core reported that she hadn't
eaten any of the food of the dead, but Ascaslaphus swore that he had seen her
eat some pomegranate seeds.
There was a
dispute. After this dispute, Zeus decided
that she could spend nine months with her mother and the other three months with
Hades as Queen of Tartarus. The seasons are based upon her departure and
arrival.
Aphrodite trusted Persephone with a chest containing Adonis. When the boy grew
to be a beautiful young child, Persephone and Aphrodite fought over his
affection.
Zeus decided to split the year in two. Persephone getting him for half of the
year and Aphrodite the other half. Persephone was faithful to her husband,
Hades, although she never had a child with him. Before Hades brought her
into the Underworld, she had bestowed a child named Zagreus to Zeus. Persephone
was never named one of the twelve ruling Olympians. She, Hades and Hecate were
not welcomed on Olympus.
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Persephone Facts
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| Goddess
of |
Queen of Tartarus
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| Mother |
Demeter
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| Father |
Zeus |
| Husband |
Hades |
| Children |
none |
| Siblings |
none |
| Roman
Name |
none |
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