Another theory is about the traditional myth of Persephone getting kidnapped by Hades and her life being divided between the ...

In the midst of the harshness of winter, many can’t help but remember the original myth of Persephone and Hades. However, many romantic retellings villainize or dismiss Demeter’s grief as a mother.

While in a field tending to her duties, Persephone is kidnapped by Hades, the king of the Underworld. While Persephone is held hostage in the Underworld, Demeter searches far and wide for her ...

Hades is entranced and takes Persephone down to his underground kingdom to become his bride. When Demeter finds out what has happened she is inconsolable; she curses the Earth and the plants begin ...

As I write these lines, I feel the warm promise of spring in my heart. However, I don’t think that way because of a date on ...