Characters in Persephone, Demeter, and Hades

Persephone (Proserpine to the Romans) was the beautiful daughter of Zeus, king of the gods, and Demeter, goddess of agriculture. Persephone also goes by the name of Kore or Cora, and she is though...

Hades (Pluto to the Romans) was known as the lord of the underworld and god of the dead. He definitely comes off as the bad guy in this little story when he drags the maiden, Persephone, down to t...

Demeter (Ceres to the Romans) is the Greek goddess of agriculture, grain, and bread. The story of her daughter Persephone's kidnapping is the most widely known myth of the goddess. It seems like e...

It seems like the king of the gods, Zeus (Jupiter to the Romans), is always causing some kind of trouble. In this myth, he decides it's a good idea to let his brother, Hades, marry his daughter, Pe...