The origins of her cult are uncertain, but it was based on ancient agrarian cults of agricultural communities. Persephone, the daughter of demeter and zeus, was the wife of hades and the queen of the underworld She was a dual deity, since, in addition to presiding over the dead with intriguing autonomy, as the daughter of demeter, she was also a goddess of fertility. Persephone was the ancient greek goddess of spring and the queen of the underworld She was depicted as a stately woman holding a torch Her roman name was proserpina.
The story that persephone spent four months of each year in the underworld was no doubt meant to account for the barren appearance of greek fields in full summer—after harvest, before their revival in the autumn rains, when they are plowed and sown. While persephone is often seen as a victim in her abduction, various versions of the myth suggest she grew into her role as queen of the underworld Displaying wisdom, fairness, and a capacity for mercy and judgment equal to or surpassing that of hades. Persephone was the daughter of zeus and demeter, the wife of hades, and the queen of the underworld Her most important myth tells of how hades abducted her, then tricked her into eating something in the underworld so that she could never leave. Persephone (aka kore) was the greek goddess of agriculture and vegetation, especially grain, and the wife of hades, the ruler of the underworld
Persephone, daughter of demeter, is the venerable queen of the underworld, the greek goddess of spring, and holder of the eleusinian mysteries One of the most beautiful women in greek mythology, hers is a story filled with sadness and rage and acts both wonderful and dreadful. Today, persephone is better known as the queen, or goddess, of the underworld, rather than as an agricultural goddess, and surviving tales of persephone see her in the realm of her husband, and show both her benevolence and her wrath.
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