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- 1 How did Hades ensure Persephone would have to return to him?
- 2 Why did Persephone have to return to Hades even though Zeus ordered him to return her to earth?
- 3 How does Hades trick Persephone what does he offer her?
- 4 Did Persephone go willingly with Hades to the underworld?
- 5 Is Hades loyal to Persephone?
- 6 Was Persephone abducted or did she go willingly?
How did Hades ensure Persephone would have to return to him?
Persephone in the Underworld Hades consulted with Zeus and they both decided to allow Persephone to live on earth for six months each year, while the rest of the time she would be on his side in the Underworld. Before leaving the underworld, Persephone had been persuaded to eat four seeds of a pomegranate.
Why did Persephone have to return to Hades even though Zeus ordered him to return her to earth?
Zeus’ Orders to Hades. He ordered Persephone to return with a loving heart to her mother; but he also told her that he was not an unworthy husband for her, since he was the full brother of her father Zeus and that while she was with him she would rule as his queen, a great goddess.
Why did Persephone stay with Hades for 7 months?
Interpretation of the myth The abduction of Persephone is an etiological myth providing a explanation for the changing of the seasons. Since Persephone had consumed six pomegranate seeds in the Underworld, she was forced to spend six months or half of the year with Hades.
How does Hades trick Persephone what does he offer her?
Persephone could have been released from Hades if she had not eaten anything in the Underworld during her captivity, but at the last moment, Hades gave her a pomegranate seed.
Did Persephone go willingly with Hades to the underworld?
In many sanitized modern adaptations of the story of Hades and Persephone, Persephone is portrayed as going with Hades to the Underworld willingly. The ancient Greek and Roman accounts of Persephone universally agree that Hades abducted Persephone against her will and raped her.
Was Hades loyal to Persephone?
Hades: The Most Loyal Greek God Whilst Zeus and Poseidon – Hades’ brothers – are widely known for their affairs, Hades remained loyal to Persephone.
Is Hades loyal to Persephone?
Persephone had no children by Hades, but she remained faithful to him?and saw that he remained faithful to her. When Hades attempted to seduce Minthe, Persephone transformed the nymph into a fragrant mint plant.