Hades/Persephone
Blog Entry: Hades/Persephone
Blog Entry: Hades/Persephone
While there are many different versions of Greek Mythology characters, sadly over the years Hades has been turned into a villain and having a loveless marriage with Persephone. The Percy Jackson film and Clash of the Titans remake were both crap on all levels, DC comic animated versions of the Greek gods are just terrible, Marvel is no better, Disney has no idea what of the very concept of what a complex character is, the God Of War series (which is overrated) basically made him into Darth Vader / Sauron... but Hades is not Satan, he's not the Devil.
Hades: God Of The Underworld - Lord Of The Dead (Greek Mythology Explained)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMeNMdLMVN0
Hades & The Underworld Explained In 15 Minutes | Best Greek Mythology Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hZN4YtBPpg
The Underworld in Greek Mythology is divided into three places (other versions say that there were more), damnation for those who were evil (Tartarus), an in-between place for those who didn't commit any crimes but never did anything heroic (The Asphodel Meadows), and paradise for legendary heroes (The Elysium Fields), so it doesn't make any sense for someone to rule such a realm to be evil. He can be unforgiving at times, but he's not as messed up as Zeus or Poseidon or half the Greek gods.
The Underworld: The Kingdom of Hades - Mythological Curiosities #05 - See U in History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VEbWU3izcE
He actually loves Persephone, gave her gifts, treated her with respect and care, made her the Queen of the Underworld, so she's not beneath him, their equals. He also allowed her to spend half the year (Spring and Summer) with her mother Demeter. Unlike Zeus, he's not cheating on her all the time and unlike Poseidon, he's never harmed or raped her.
Different Versions
Now Hades did kidnapped Persephone in one version, which has become the most well-known and people act as if that was very first version or the "canon" version, but it's not. In the earliest version, Kore (Persephone) was wandering through the forest, trying to get some time away from her overbearing mother. She discovered a crack in the Earth, and went down into the underworld. She surprisingly loved it there. She made flowers bloom there despite it being the land of the dead. Hades heard about this strange woman, and spoke to her, saying that she needed to leave, since she didn't belong there. The spitfire girl insisted on staying, so he allowed it. They fell in love, and were happy. Then Deméter made the Earth die, and Persephone had to come back. Hades told her that she could eat one pomegranate seed, and he could see her 1 month out of the year, but she ate 6. So, now she spends half a year w each person. Since Kore means maiden, she changed her name to Persephone, which translates to bringer of death / destruction.
In another version of the myth states that Hades could not leave the Underworld and so kidnapping her was literally the only way he could introduce himself (which pretty much tells you everything you need to know about the incredible outside-the-box problem solving abilities of the Olympian gods).
Hades and Persephone - The Myth of Four Season - Greek Mythology Stories - See U in History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY8W9PMiuTM
Animated Tales of the World - The Myth of Persephone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CRdXiLx8b0
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys episode The Other Side
https://vimeo.com/220765910
In another, Hades actually approaches Persephone's father first, and it was actually her dad that suggested kidnapping her, since Demeter was a little too protective. Older variations have Persephone finding an entrance to the Underworld and then making Hades allow her to stay.
In another Persephone actually fell in love with Hades and went with him willingly into the Underworld, she actually begged him to take her with him. In return for her giving up the beauty of her known world, Hades built her a garden in his world by the River Styx and gave her anything she asked for. His only request was that she never ate anything that was served to her without his permission. Her mother was furious and began to starve the mortals in an attempt to force her daughter back to the surface, when she finally does return, Demeter attempted to cut off all access to Hades and forbade her from returning. Before she could spirit Persephone away for eternity, Hades split open the ground and rushed to help her escape back into the Underworld, which unintentionally made the ground become poisoned and infertile where he was.
Enraged by her daughter's betrayal and Hades blatant disregard for Demeter's wishes, she demanded Zeus to do something about them or she would make the earth completely barren and poison all the fish that came from the seas. When Zeus heard Persephone's side of the story, he told her to take a pomegranate from Hades's plate and take a single bite from it. When she asked why, he told her that if she finished the Pomegranate, she wouldn't be able to see her mother ever again as she would belong completely to the Underworld.
He then told both her and Hades that during the winter and fall months she would reside in the Underworld with him, and then return to earth to be with her mother in the summer and springtime. Pleased by this outcome, Demeter relented and allowed growth back into the ground and gave the mortals back their crops, along with fruits for Persephone to take back into Hades' realm so she could eat beside him at meals and still see her family.
https://immortal-pyronies.tumblr.com/post/181467033058/stop-romanticizing-persephone-and-hades/embed
https://archive.vn/WSHe4
https://crypticbeliever123.tumblr.com/post/176731788303/wizqevelynart-twicksterz/embed
https://archive.ph/sFfim
Some versions even try to mix some of these together. There's one thing I have to mention (which I shouldn't have to), is that these stories and others are not connected to each other, they're not a continuation like a book series or a comic book title, they're all their own separate universe.
The Fans
Fortunately, there are fans who are able to write and draw far more interesting, compelling and accurate characters than the so-called processionals.
1. Persephone by Allison Shaw
https://hivemill.com/products/persephone
2. Bringer Of Spring
https://asphodelon.tumblr.com/post/88185785462/bringer-of-spring
3. Hades' Holiday by elvishness
https://tapas.io/episode/209758
Hades: God Of The Underworld - Lord Of The Dead (Greek Mythology Explained)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMeNMdLMVN0
Hades & The Underworld Explained In 15 Minutes | Best Greek Mythology Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hZN4YtBPpg
The Underworld in Greek Mythology is divided into three places (other versions say that there were more), damnation for those who were evil (Tartarus), an in-between place for those who didn't commit any crimes but never did anything heroic (The Asphodel Meadows), and paradise for legendary heroes (The Elysium Fields), so it doesn't make any sense for someone to rule such a realm to be evil. He can be unforgiving at times, but he's not as messed up as Zeus or Poseidon or half the Greek gods.
The Underworld: The Kingdom of Hades - Mythological Curiosities #05 - See U in History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VEbWU3izcE
He actually loves Persephone, gave her gifts, treated her with respect and care, made her the Queen of the Underworld, so she's not beneath him, their equals. He also allowed her to spend half the year (Spring and Summer) with her mother Demeter. Unlike Zeus, he's not cheating on her all the time and unlike Poseidon, he's never harmed or raped her.
Different Versions
Now Hades did kidnapped Persephone in one version, which has become the most well-known and people act as if that was very first version or the "canon" version, but it's not. In the earliest version, Kore (Persephone) was wandering through the forest, trying to get some time away from her overbearing mother. She discovered a crack in the Earth, and went down into the underworld. She surprisingly loved it there. She made flowers bloom there despite it being the land of the dead. Hades heard about this strange woman, and spoke to her, saying that she needed to leave, since she didn't belong there. The spitfire girl insisted on staying, so he allowed it. They fell in love, and were happy. Then Deméter made the Earth die, and Persephone had to come back. Hades told her that she could eat one pomegranate seed, and he could see her 1 month out of the year, but she ate 6. So, now she spends half a year w each person. Since Kore means maiden, she changed her name to Persephone, which translates to bringer of death / destruction.
In another version of the myth states that Hades could not leave the Underworld and so kidnapping her was literally the only way he could introduce himself (which pretty much tells you everything you need to know about the incredible outside-the-box problem solving abilities of the Olympian gods).
Hades and Persephone - The Myth of Four Season - Greek Mythology Stories - See U in History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY8W9PMiuTM
Animated Tales of the World - The Myth of Persephone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CRdXiLx8b0
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys episode The Other Side
https://vimeo.com/220765910
In another, Hades actually approaches Persephone's father first, and it was actually her dad that suggested kidnapping her, since Demeter was a little too protective. Older variations have Persephone finding an entrance to the Underworld and then making Hades allow her to stay.
In another Persephone actually fell in love with Hades and went with him willingly into the Underworld, she actually begged him to take her with him. In return for her giving up the beauty of her known world, Hades built her a garden in his world by the River Styx and gave her anything she asked for. His only request was that she never ate anything that was served to her without his permission. Her mother was furious and began to starve the mortals in an attempt to force her daughter back to the surface, when she finally does return, Demeter attempted to cut off all access to Hades and forbade her from returning. Before she could spirit Persephone away for eternity, Hades split open the ground and rushed to help her escape back into the Underworld, which unintentionally made the ground become poisoned and infertile where he was.
Enraged by her daughter's betrayal and Hades blatant disregard for Demeter's wishes, she demanded Zeus to do something about them or she would make the earth completely barren and poison all the fish that came from the seas. When Zeus heard Persephone's side of the story, he told her to take a pomegranate from Hades's plate and take a single bite from it. When she asked why, he told her that if she finished the Pomegranate, she wouldn't be able to see her mother ever again as she would belong completely to the Underworld.
He then told both her and Hades that during the winter and fall months she would reside in the Underworld with him, and then return to earth to be with her mother in the summer and springtime. Pleased by this outcome, Demeter relented and allowed growth back into the ground and gave the mortals back their crops, along with fruits for Persephone to take back into Hades' realm so she could eat beside him at meals and still see her family.
https://immortal-pyronies.tumblr.com/post/181467033058/stop-romanticizing-persephone-and-hades/embed
https://archive.vn/WSHe4
https://crypticbeliever123.tumblr.com/post/176731788303/wizqevelynart-twicksterz/embed
https://archive.ph/sFfim
Some versions even try to mix some of these together. There's one thing I have to mention (which I shouldn't have to), is that these stories and others are not connected to each other, they're not a continuation like a book series or a comic book title, they're all their own separate universe.
The Fans
Fortunately, there are fans who are able to write and draw far more interesting, compelling and accurate characters than the so-called processionals.
1. Persephone by Allison Shaw
https://hivemill.com/products/persephone
2. Bringer Of Spring
https://asphodelon.tumblr.com/post/88185785462/bringer-of-spring
3. Hades' Holiday by elvishness
https://tapas.io/episode/209758