In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Persephone (/ pərˈsɛfəniː / ⓘ pər-SEF-ə-nee; Greek: Περσεφόνη, romanized: Persephónē, classical pronunciation: [per.se.pʰó.nɛː]), also called Kore (Greek: Κόρη, romanized: Kórē, lit. 'the maiden') or Cora, is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter.
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.
Because Persephone had eaten a single pomegranate seed in the underworld, however, she could not be completely freed but had to remain one-third of the year with Hades, and spent the other two-thirds with her mother.
Persephone’s story actually focuses more on her mother, Demeter, and what happens when Persephone disappears. The young goddess is also the daughter and niece of Zeus, and the wife and niece of Hades when she becomes the queen of the Underworld.
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.
PERSEPHONE - Greek Goddess of Spring, Queen of the Underworld (Roman ...
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, the Greek Goddess of duality and the Underworld, embodies transformation, rebirth, and the sacred balance at the heart of Greek myth.