The combined sense would therefore be "she who beats the ears of corn", i.e., a "thresher of grain". In the Arcadian mythos, while Demeter was looking for the kidnapped Persephone, she caught the eye of her younger brother Poseidon. The city of Epizephyrian Locris, in modern Calabria (southern Italy), was famous for its cult of Persephone, where she is a goddess of marriage and childbirth in this region. He pursued the unwilling Rhea, only for her to change into a serpent. Browse 407 persephone greek goddess photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. 2 vols. Persephone & Hades (Illustration) - World History Encyclopedia In an earlier version, Hecate rescued Persephone. [9][b] Persephon (Greek: ) is her name in the Ionic Greek of epic literature. The name pais (the divine child) appears in the Mycenean inscriptions. The focus of the poem is one of the most renowned narratives from Greek mythology - the rape of Persephone by Hades, the god of the Underworld, and the response of Demeter to her loss. Cf. [126] While the return of Persephone to the world above was crucial in Panhellenic tradition, in southern Italy Persephone apparently accepted her new role as queen of the underworld, of which she held extreme power, and perhaps did not return above;[127] Virgil for example in Georgics writes that "Proserpina cares not to follow her mother",[128]though it is to be noted that references to Proserpina serve as a warning, since the earth is only fertile when she is above. Mark is a full-time author, researcher, historian, and editor. Persephone | Riordan Wiki | Fandom Persephone emerges from a cleft in the earth. After all, mythology is storytelling at its finest. third century BCE to second century CE), and the twenty-eighth is dedicated to her. When Persephone's time is over and she would be reunited with her mother, Demeter's joyousness would cause the vegetation of the earth to bloom and blossom which signifies the Spring and Summer seasons.