Persephone

Persephone was the goddess of spring and the wife of Hades, the god of the underworld. She was also the daughter of Zeus, the king of the gods, and Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. Persephone was a kind and gentle goddess, and she loved to spend time in the mortal realm, where she could enjoy the beauty of nature. One day, while she was picking flowers in a meadow, she was abducted by Hades and taken to the underworld. Persephone was heartbroken and begged Hades to let her go, but he refused. He told her that she was now his wife, and that she would have to stay in the underworld with him. Demeter was devastated when she learned that her daughter had been taken. She refused to let the seasons change, and the world was plunged into a deep winter. Zeus eventually intervened, and he forced Hades to release Persephone. However, Hades tricked Persephone into eating a pomegranate seed, which bound her to the underworld for part of each year. Persephone now spends six months of the year in the underworld with Hades, and six months of the year in the mortal realm with her mother. This is why the seasons change, and why the world experiences winter