DEMETER , PERSEPHONE AND THE GOD OF THE UNDERWORLD (HADES)
Introduction Hades In Greek mythology, Hades, the god of the underworld, was a son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. He had three sisters, Demeter, Hestia, and Hera, as well as two brothers,Zeus, the youngest of the three, and Poseidon. Demeter In Greek Mythology Demeter was daughter of the deities Cronus and Rhea , sister and wife of Zeus (the king of the gods), and goddess of agriculture . Persephone In Greek Mythology, Persephone, the queen of the underworld, was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the goddess of harvest and fertility. She was also called Kore, which means "maiden" and grew up to be a lovely girl attracting the attention of many gods. STORY Demeter loved her little daughter, Persephone more than anything else in the world and cringed at the idea of ever being apart from her. After she had grown up and become a young woman, Pers...