In the year i worked on persephone, so did several other completely unconnected authors. The story ofpersephone andhadespersephone was sitting in a feild of flowersuntill hades cameand took persephone awaydemeter mother of phersephone found out her daughter was missingdemeter got so anrgy that she started taking the vegetation away from earthzeus father of persephone saw what demeter was doingand decided to start looking for persephone in the underworldmeanwhile in the. Find out what other deviants think about anything at all. The aspect of the persephone hades story that women seem to not realize, is that hades did not rape persephone. As you may know, zeus and hades were brothers, and hera was their sister.
A delving into the the myth that brought winter into the world. Helios, being one of the two that saw what happened, told diameter that it was hades who had abducted her daughter. Unfortunately for her, secrets just keep piling up. A wattpad featured story hades was wellcast to rule over the land of the dead. In order to get the hell out of hades he needs a new place to stay and youre his only option. Kore doesnt remember being hades wife or queen of the underworld. Warnings and ratings are on individual chapters since these run the gamut from g to e. Many years ago the seasons were not as they are today. This story is a version of the love story between hades and persephone. So please tell me if you find something kind of like that.
The abduction of persephone persephone was the daughter of demeter and zeus. Hades was the lord of the underworld, and nobody tried to take that away from him. Long before hades had stolenfallen in love with persephone, he had another lover. With a giggle, persephone hands hades a bag with four rolls. Hades sighed heavily, his anger, as always, fading quickly.
Its also one of the most famous love stories ever told. During persephone s six months on earth reunited with her mother, the land was fertile, beautiful, and warm. He was so captivated by her beauty that he took her by force to the underworld. Could you do hercules story with hades x hercules pairing.
The myth of hades and persephone is one of the well known greek myths, the myth of hades and persephone is a myth of love and abduction in the greek mythology. The only other place could go to was the underworld. Persephone runs away to the underworld with hades after a terrible night of meeting with the gods on mount olympus. We go through the story of how hades met persephone, and. The story of hades and persephone is one of the most popular and famous romance found in the greek mythology. Hades was heartbroken by the idea of not being able to be with persephone. The characters dont belong to me they belong to the persons who made up the greek gods. Persephone was collecting flowers when all of a sudden she was stolen by hades and taken into the underworld. The next morning demeter and her daughter descended upon the earth.
Demeter, being the mother of persephone, was terribly sad and devastated when she could not find her daughter. Hades steward had informed her when she arrived that hades was locked in his room and had been poring over ledgers for the past few days. Persephone was born to demeter, the goddess of harvest and was said to have been abducted by hades who rules the underworld. Constantly having to keep secrets and lie isnt easy, but amelia is used to it. A short story about the myth of persephone and hades. His eagerness to please everyone was one of the better reasons why he was chosen as the messenger of the gods. Is there a manga similar to the story of hades and persephone. Hades gently slid his fingers down my wrist, goosebumps spread across my skin beneath his touch, he carefully laced his fingers with my own, and i stared down at our joined hands.
Two timeless love stories of the greek gods and goddesses was the stories of zeus and hera, and hades and persephone. Persephone is a young goddess, trying to make her own way in life. Hades shook his head and turned his back to her, walking to the door. Thus, for half of each year, persephone was to sit on the throne of the underworld beside hades. The man opens his mouth and closes it, opens it and closes it again. This video looks at why we have a winter season, according to greek mythology, as well what led to the marriage of hades and persephone. When they finally find her, they are shocked, to say the least. Expect the unexpected hades and persephone chapter.
Her black dress did nothing to lighten her mood, all her clothes were black. That being said, persephone speaks first and it alternates between the couple until the end in which persephone has the l. I take no credit for it, and id just like to say that the picture, along with all her. Being the son of hades and persephone gave him the fear and respect many villains longed for.
The story of demeter and persephone the wit continuum. She glared up at him, tears staining her cheeks, saying nothing. Persephone has always wanted adventure and to get away from her mothers grasp. Persephone and hades flash fiction myths book 1 kindle edition by caldwell, kara. Instead falls hades in love with him like megara did in canon. Oh, it was true that zeus was the king of all the gods and goddesses, but she controlled the hearts of everything. It is actually the way of the ancient greeks to explain the change of the seasons, the eternal cycle of the natures death and rebirth. As psychological archetype, the myth about hades and persephone might represent a metaphor for a marriage without love. Even so, zeus loved his daughter too much to send her back to hades without the hope of returning to her mothers abode above. After the titan incident hades is outcast and alone, he comes across persephone who is also lonely and something sparks. This has been going on in my head ever since ive started my other fanfic, who i am.
Jan 05, 2018 today we take a look at one of the most iconic love stories in greek mythology, the story of hades and persephone. Young woman receives therapy in an unusual setting. Persephone was picking flowers one day when hades saw her. Au where hades decides to take human form to get close hercules so he can kill him. The story of persephone, demeter, and hades is probably one of the most wellknown of greek myths and is used to explain the coming and going of the seasons. In greek mythology the rape of persephone was the tale of the abduction of the springtime goddess persephone by hades, king of the underworld. He scoops persephone up, and the lord of the dead not the devil or satan mind you plunges back down into the underworld. No being other than charon would have survived making such a statement.
Persephone was gathering flowers one day on a plain in sicily. Ive been told this is a common phenomenon in publishing. Henry hades is one of the most feared villain children on the isle. So, each spring persephone comes back with the flowers that pave her way, to tell the story of rebirth, hope and harmony. Persephone is the daughter of the harvest goddess, demeter, and she herself helps the crops grow. Demeter, goddess of the harvest an d fertility searched for her daughter when persephone went missing. Nico scowled at persephone and slung his backpack over his shoulder. Persephone hades and persephone fanfiction, hades and persephone. Nowhere in your job description does it appoint you my counselor. Persephone was the only daughter of demeter, the goddess of grain, agriculture and fertility unfortunately for her, hades,the ruler of the underworld, had dreadful plans for her.
The story of persephone, the sweet daughter of goddess demeter who was kidnapped by hades and later became the queen of the underworld, is known all over the world. His breath fanning over my neck as i push against his chest. Persephone decided it was high time he needed a reprieve and asked that they not be disturbed. Followfav arguments over breakfast and other phenomenons. Daily writing prompts story prompts writing advice writing words writing a book lore olympus hades and persephone what happened to you oblivion. Hades and persephone fanfiction, hades and persephone story, greek mythology gods, greek gods and goddesses. Hadespersephone lore olympus works archive of our own. I am a big fan of the hadespersephone stories from greek mythology and im. Welcome to my attempt at the epic story of hades and persephone. Mar 24, 2016 persephone aka kore was the greek goddess of vegetation, especially grain, and the wife of hades, with whom she rules the underworld. Persephone was sat in hades throne room, she felt drained and exhausted.
In her mothers grief over her daughter being promis. She was considered an isolated and violent immortal, who loathed change and was easily given to a slow black rage like no others. He would steal her innocence and virginity and turn her into his dreaded queen. Zagreus was the son of hades and persephone whom carried the curse of tartarus he was cursed to be the only person capable of entering tartarus and reporting back on the inmates status, the curse was a blessing in a sense that it made zagreus incredibly powerful and a match for one of the big three had he himself owned a symbol of power, zagreus is revealed to be the general of hades. Persephone is the daughter of zeus and the harvest god demeter.
Persephone was the daughter of demeter, the goddess of nature. I will definitely buy this book when it comes out as an ebook and paperback. Her life is chaotic, and it doesnt get any easier with a child of posei. Hades bride chapter 9, a greek mythology fanfic fanfiction. Zeus was the greek god of the sky, who ruled over olympus, and his wife hera was the goddess of. The abduction of persephone has always been my favorite from greek mythology. But then everything changed when the dark goddess met the daughter of demeter, persephone. Persephone, captive, sees more in hades castle than intended. Idk, i think mythology is fascinating and i wanted to give a detailed story. Now the tale of hades and persephone will be retold with a sprinkle of twists. You might have heard of the story of the children of the villains. Hades has always wanted to love and to be loved, but who would love him and stay with him in his dark world. Pushing off of the tree, hades walks to stand in front of persephone. He towers over her at 64, while she has no choice but to look up at him from her 54 position.
This is a prologue to a fanfiction i may or may not write. In the story nico mentions persephone turning him into a dandelion, i often wondered why she did that and. She now faced the enchanted door that connected her quarters to hades. Rick riordan, wrote a short story called percy jackson and the sword of hades. In the classic mythological story, she is following along with her mother demeter one day and is abducted by hades. The myth of hades and persephone is one more myth of love and abduction in the greek mythology. During persephones six months on earth reunited with her mother, the land was fertile, beautiful, and warm. In return, zeus promised a binding deal that allowed hades to have persephone a month for each seed she had eaten. The son of scar, the son of chernabog, the daughter of dr. Now the tale of hades and persephone will be retold with a sprinkle of twists and turns. Demeter and persephone 1 aphrodite, goddess of love, looked out across creation.
She saw man and woman, god and goddess dancing to her tune. In this story, i will take on the myth of how hades and persephone first came to be. This is my first fic so if you have additional tags to suggest please let. She was kneeling on the floor, a scroll in one hand, her eyes werent moving as she couldnt concentrate on the words. Zeus is pleased to have an audience with you, lord hades, hermes replied. Your business is the ferrying of the dead across the styx. Like the others she was trapped on the isle of the lost. Persephone as a vegetation goddess and her mother demeter were the central figures of the eleusinian mysteries, which promised the initiated a more enjoyable prospect after death. Read hot and popular stories about hades on wattpad.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. So, i decided to go deeper into the story by writing it my style. This page contains ancient greek versions of the tale beginning with an abbridged version of the celebrated homeric hymn to demeter, followed by several minor versionssuch as that of diodorus siculus, other ancient synopses, and assorted references. Folktales of every culture describe a member of the other race seeking a bride. The two brothers hades and zeus, hereafter came up with a plan which would allow hades to make persephone his wife. The maiden, persephone, daughter of the earth goddess, demeter, is out picking flowers in a meadow when the earth opens up and out charges hades, god of the underworld. Anyways, i read some fanfiction of them out there and thought i should give it a try. Youve heard the greek mythology story about hades and persephone. Hades suddenly appeared, thundering across the plain in his fourhorse chariot. Hades smirked slightly when he saw hermes returning so quickly.
But over the years there seems to be a handful of variations in the story. This other was, hadria, daughter of hades and persephone. Hades and persephone part 1 by writingbycandlelight on. The myth of persephone s annual symbolic death and resurrection was the basis of one the largest religious celebrations in ancient greece, known as the eleusinian mysteries. I just love hades, i dont see why persephone didnt go willingly. Best young adult persephone and hades retellings kaitlin. Can they really make it work, or will the many obstacles threatening to. Oh man ive always wanted a yaoi version of hades and persephone s love story.
Persephone by kaitlin bevis, abandon by meg cabot, receiver of many by rachel alexander, seeds volume one by m. Hades is the god of the underworld and he kidnapped persephone. Like many greek myths, the story of persephone s descent into the realm of hades, and her emergence from it, has resonances in contemporary arts, most especially the notion of death and rebirth. Persephone greek queen of the underworld storynory. The devils romance a hades and persephone story wattpad. Hades and persephone a myth retold, a romance fiction. Hades, god of the underworld, set his eye on her for his queen. Greek mythology has probably always been my favorite mythology, and this might be my favorite stories of all time. Hades and persephone cross stitch pattern in 1 pdf file. Hades and persephone were two beings, born on the same island, thousands of years apart, in a spectrum that exists on the opposite sides of each other. A collection of oneshots centered on hades and persephone s relationship. Hades and persephone the story of the seasons greek. During that era, it was okay to marry your family members.
Devastated, orpheus journeyed to the underworld to convince hades and persephone to return his bride to him. Believe it or not, that wasnt the case back when i wrote persephone. Hades and persephone the myth of four season greek. In some versions, persephone is the mother of zeus son dionysus, or iacchus, and or zagreus, as a result of their identification with dionysus. To make a long story short, there was an agreement made between hades and demeter to share persephone. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading for the love of hades loves of olympus book 2. Nico di angelo gets fed up with persephone and the underworld. The god swooped down upon persephone, scooped her up with one arm, and literally and figuratively deflowered herleaving the plain scattered with blossoms of every color. For the love of hades loves of olympus book 2 kindle edition by summers, sasha. The story is available for purchase for kindle on amazon under the name by immortal souls by starlight fountain, but you can still read the whole story here. The only contact they ever make is making love to one another, and afterwards a conversat. How he, quite literally, fell head over heels for you. This is the story, my dear reader, of how you, a mere mortal, stole the heart of the lord of the underworld. She is convinced that some god will seduce her and leave her as a husk, or take her away from her forever.
My own attempts to justify the ways of hades to men and tell the story of that forbidden fruit. What is the moral lesson of the myth about persephone. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading spring maidens shadow. Hades and persephone 1 hades and persephone cast demeter goddess of the harvest persephone goddess of springtime hades lord of the underworld hermes messenger god helios god of the sun narrator. Where hades kidnaps persephone because he wanted her and was in love with her. For my part in the titanomachy, when persephone comes of age, she is to be my queen and consort and rule the underworld by my side. She doesnt have much of a choice, being hades daughter and a slytherin witch. A golden arrow leads to hades and persephone s 1st encounter.
Persephone was left alone with the nymph of the sea. Oct 20, 20 im looking for a good manga that has lots of romance that has the similar story line of persephone and hades. An important element of the eleusinian mysteries and the thesmophoria festival, the goddess was worshipped throughout the greek world and frequently appeared in all forms of greek art. She thinks she is a regular high school girl, until hades kidnaps her again. Hades eats them all, savoring the salted honeysweetness of the yeast.