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Persephone Goddess of the
Underworld
 Persephone
 Her name comes from the Greek Mythology
Background
 Persephone is the goddess of the Underworld and spring
growth
 She is married to Hades the god of the Underworld
 Persephone is the daughter of Demeter and Zeus or of
Zeus and Styx
 Her kids are Zagreus and Melinoe by Zeus and The
Erinyes by Hades
Claim to Fame
 Persephone became the goddess of the Underworld when Hades
seized her and forced her to be his queen and stay in the Underworld
for 6 moths a year.
 Persephone is goddess of spring growth for the other half of the
year.
 Persephone’s allies are any of the Olympic gods/goddesses and the
Underworld people
 Persephone hated Minthe a nymph because this nymph slept with
her husband Hades and Persephone turned Minthe into dust and
Minthe bloomed into a mint plant.
Downfall
Persephone had no downfall
because she is a goddess so she
doesn’t die
Tales
Persephone was mentioned in The
Iliad, the Odyssey, and in the TV
show Hercules
Pictures
Work Cited
 Atsma , Aaron J. . "Persephone." Theoi. Theoi Project, 2011. Web. 22 Mar 2012.
<http://www.theoi.com/khthonios/persephone.html>.
 . "Persephone, Greek Goddess of Innocence and Receptivity and Queen of the
Underworld." http://www.goddessgift.com. the goddess path 2 S. Foxxborough Lane,
Johnson, 2002. Web. 22 Mar 2012. <http://www.goddessgift.com/goddessmyths/greek_goddess_persephone.htm>.
 N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Mar 2012.
<http://messagenetcommresearch.com/myths/bios/persephone.html>.
 "Persephone." www.greekmythology.com. GreekMythology.comTM, 2010. Web. 22
Mar 2012.
<http://www.greekmythology.com/Other_Gods/Persephone/persephone.html>.
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