Abduction of Persephone by Yitzhak Marmelstein

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Hades took his golden chariot and ride towards Persephone. She didn’t get very far when a hole appeared in the ground, then Hades appeared . He grabbed Persephone, put her in his chariot, and rode back into his home. Demeter was looking for her daughter. Demeter searched for nine days to find her daughter, destroying anything that got in the way. consulted Helios, the all-seeing sun. He told her that he had seen Hades abducting her. All of the plants soon began to wither and die. To make matters for the mortals on earth, the goddess covered the world in snow. Zeus, in fear of losing everything on earth ordered Hades to return Persephone. Persephone, ravenously hungry by this time, ate 6 pomegranate seeds from the platter that Hades offered her. When Zeus and Demeter came to get the girl Hades announced that she could not go, for she had eaten of the food of the dead. Zeus made a compromise: Persephone would stay 6 months with Hades in the underworld, and 6 months on earth. This is why there are seasons.