There once was a tail of Goddess and Gods Demeter, Goddess of Nature, Hades King of Hell and of course the powerful Zeus.
Demeter grew plants and fruits on earth every year, she made the trees grow and the flowers bloom.
Hades was the ruler of the underworld, king of the deads. His powers were so great that only his two brothers Poseidon and Zeus could compete with him.
One day, Zeus and Demeter had a child together, she was named Persephone. The young Goddess was raised in Sicily, far, far away from her father's eyes. She lived a happy and exciting childhood, surrounded by her friends.
But one day Hades, from the terrifying world of the dead, saw Persephone's beauty, and he right away knew he had to make her his. The king of Hell got help from his brother Zeus; and together, they made a plan to steal Persephone away.
On a cool morning, their wait came to an end, the two brothers had a plan. Persephone was playing with her friends, but distracted by the shining beauty of a narcissus, she found herself alone in a field when suddenly, the ground opened under her feet. Hades appeared, riding his golden chariot and dragged the young girl to the underworld.
Deep down in the Kingdom of the deads, Persephone was mourning, Hades tried to explain why he had done such a thing, and confessed his love for her, begged her to stay by his side as Queen of the Underworld... but there was nothing to do. This cold, dark place terrified his beloved.
Demeter searched for her daughter everywhere, in heavens and on earth, but she was nowhere to be found. Eventually, she came across Helios who revealed her the truth. Furious, Demeter asked her brother Hades to return her daughter, but the king of Hell would not comply. Desperate, Demeter stopped growing fruits on earth. Forced to find a solution, Zeus asked his brother to comply with their sister's demand. And he did, only there was one condition: Persephone would be released if she hadn't eaten anything. Unfortunately, the girl had eaten some seeds from a pomegranate.
Zeus knew he couldn't keep mother and daughter apart. So after days and days of thinking, he finally found a compromise. Persephone was to live six months on earth and six months in the underworld each year. Therefore, whenever Persephone was in the underworld, her mother would be mourning and winter would come, however when her and her daughter were close, they would celebrate, and summer would replace winter.
Persephone was delighted to see her mother again, and she somehow grew fond of Hades. She is now the proud Queen of the Underworld, and rules by Hades' side.
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