Psyche obtaining the elixir of Beauty from Persephone Only Heracles (Hercules), Orpheus and a few of the Olympians and their close associates like Psyche have myths about them entering and leaving the underworld. The leaves of a mint plant always grow in pairs and opposite each other as a result.Īs ruler of the underworld, Hades generally didn’t allow anyone to leave the realm of the underworld, once they had entered. When Persephone found out about it she became so jealous that she turned the nymph into mint, the sweet flavoured herb. Hades was mostly faithful to Persephone, however he did become enamoured with a nymph Minthe. Video can’t be loaded: hades & persephone () Spring commenced around the time of year when Persephone returned to the surface of the earth. Persephone by this time had started developing strong feelings for Hades, so she was ok with it.Īll of this caused a change of seasons on earth, due to the change in Demeter’s feelings when she knew her daughter would be with her. Hades, Demeter and Persephone all agreed to the compromise. Persephone was then allowed to become the wife of Hades and Queen of the Underworld. Some say half and others say even up to two-thirds of the year. Demeter knew she had to agree to a compromise so she begrudgingly permitted her daughter to be with Hades provided Persephone would be allowed to spend a substantial part of the year with her. Underworld rules precluded anyone who had eaten anything inside the underworld from being able to leave. He used the excuse that Persephone had eaten a pomegranate seed while inside the underworld. Powerful Hades wouldn’t allow Persephone to leave his kingdom even after all of the Olympians had found out what had happened. When Demeter finally found out what had happened she was furious. During this time crops failed and the land became barren as nature grieved along with her. The distressed mother roamed the world searching for her only daughter. Demeter, Goddess of crops and mother of Persephone didn’t know where her missing daughter had disappeared to. Hades famously abducted Persephone after desiring the beauty from afar. The twisted Christian heaven and hell modelled itself on Hades. This could mean entry into Tartarus (Hell) or even the Elysian Fields/Elysium (Islands of the blessed) for the lucky few.
Once inside the underworld, souls were judged. If having three heads is hard to believe, he also had serpents protruding from him.Ĭerberus allowed dead souls to enter but leaving Hades was almost impossible. The three-headed guard dog Cerberus guarded the entranceway to Hades. Given a choice, a relaxing boat ride sounds like a no brainer. If someone couldn’t pay the fee, then they had to wander around for ages until they found another entryway into the Underworld. Many ancient buried corpses have been discovered with a coin in their mouth for this sole reason. Hades, God of the Underworld and Wealth Charon the FerrymanĬharon then ferried the souls of the dead across the River Styx to the other side.
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