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“The Origin of the Seasons” is an origin myth about the beginning of the seasons. Zeus, the king of the gods, gave Hades permission to marry Persephone. However, no one liked Hades so he had to kidnap his bride. This kidnapping caused the origin of the seasons. Zeus is the father of Persephone. When Demeter found out she was very depressed and angry. She neglected her duties as goddess of the harvest and this caused a famine on the Earth. To make Demeter happy again, Zeus set Hermes to get Persephone out of the Underworld. Hades, though, tricked Persephone into eating some pomegranate seeds. Once she did her fate was sealed and Persephone was bound to return to the Underworld for several months out of the year. Demeter was extremely happy when Persephone was with her and the crops on the Earth grew. When her daughter had to return to the Underworld Demeter was again very sad and the crops died. Demeter is the mother of Persephone. http://www.mythweb.com/gods/index.ht ml Hades kidnapped Persephone. http://www.entrenet.com/~groedmed/gre ekm/mythhade.html As a result of Hades’ trick we, according to Greek mythology, have seasons. When Demeter is happy we have spring, summer, and fall. When Demeter is unhappy we have winter. This story was interesting, but not really believable. The characters seem very self-centered and mean. Why would her father help kidnap Persephone? That is what the gods did back then. They did not care about the feelings of others. This was hw the Greeks explained the unfeelingness of nature and how they had no control over it. I would recommend it for others to read. By: Jessica