A playlist for Hades and Persephone

[@lotties1897]

🕯️𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑯𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒑𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆🕯️ According to mythology, Hades, god of the Underworld, fell in love with beautiful Persephone when he saw her picking flowers one day in a meadow. The god then carried her off in his chariot to live with him in the dark Underworld. In some accounts, Zeus had given his consent to the abduction, the location of the crime being traditionally placed in either Sicily (famed for its fertility) or Asia. Meanwhile, Demeter searched the earth for her lost daughter and though Helios (or Hermes) told her of her daughter's fate, she, nevertheless, continued her wanderings until she finally arrived at Eleusis. It was here, disguised as an old woman, that the goddess cared for Demophon (or Triptolemos, who would later give the gift of grain to humanity and teach farming), the only son of Metaneira, the wife of Keleos, king of Eleusis. To reward the family for their kindness, Demeter set about making Demophon immortal by placing him on a fire every night. However, when Metaneira saw this, she raised an alarm. In response, Demeter revealed her true identity and demanded a temple be built in her honour. This was the beginning of the celebrated sanctuary of Eleusis.Once the temple was completed, Demeter withdrew from the world and lived inside it; at the same time, she created a great drought to convince the other gods to release Persephone from Hades. As the drought claimed ever more victims, Zeus finally sent Hermes to persuade Hades to release his ill-gotten bride. Before giving her up though, the wily Hades put a pomegranate kernel in the girl's mouth, knowing its divine taste would compel her to return to him. In other versions of the myth, Persephone could have been released if she had not eaten anything in the underworld during her captivity, but at the last moment, Hades gave her a pomegranate seed. Finally, as a compromise, it was decided that Persephone would be released but that she would have to return to Hades for one-third of the year (or in other accounts one-half).

[@1203_am]

I am a pagan and at my pagan school we did a play called the tale of Persephone and hades(I played hades) and I love this tale….

[@k.c4443]

thank u for written the story. ♡

[@lndigo_Wolf1356]

l actually read this part In some accounts, Zeus had given his consent to the abduction, the location of the crime being traditionally placed in either Sicily (famed for its fertility) or Asia. Meanwhile, Demeter searched the earth for her lost daughter and though Helios (or Hermes) told her of her daughter's fate, she, nevertheless, continued her wanderings until she finally arrived at Eleusis. It was here, disguised as an old woman, that the goddess cared for Demophon (or Triptolemos, who would later give the gift of grain to humanity and teach farming), the only son of Metaneira, the wife of Keleos, king of Eleusis. To reward the family for their kindness, Demeter set about making Demophon immortal by placing him on a fire every night. However, when Metaneira saw this, she raised an alarm. In response, Demeter revealed her true identity and demanded a temple be built in her honour. This was the beginning of the celebrated sanctuary of Eleusis. Once the temple was completed, Demeter withdrew from the world and lived inside it; at the same time, she created a great drought to convince the other gods to release Persephone from Hades. As the drought claimed ever more victims, Zeus finally sent Hermes to persuade Hades to release his ill-gotten bride. Before giving her up though, the wily Hades put a pomegranate kernel in the girl's mouth, knowing its divine taste would compel her to return to him. In other versions of the myth, Persephone could have been released if she had not eaten anything in the underworld during her captivity, but at the last moment, Hades gave her a pomegranate seed. Finally, as a compromise, it was decided that Persephone would be released but that she would have to return to Hades for one-third of the year (or in other accounts one-half). in Percy Jackson and Greek gods

[@i_am_strange2387]

@@1203_am I didn’t know there are pagan schools, I go to catholic school and it sucks ass

[@serenity8745]

I love the actual Hades his romantic/good/smart and actually takes care of his responsibility's unlike the others. I don't understand how they took him as a villain and made him one in modern things

[@sacraluna]

Any book that you could recommend? D:

[@honeysenpai4346]

currently reading Lore Olympus :') i like this playlist

[@lotties1897]

Thank you

[@elithomasalexander2208]

Oh my Gaia this feels like their love story being told through music and it is entrancing💞

[@user-sx8zn8du7n]

in love ! 🥺

[@black_ert8491]

I'm using the translator, so I don't know if it's translated well, but I want to say that I really loved the playlist, really, thank you very much, it has helped me a lot ❤️💟✨

[@1203_am]

When ur playing this as an offering and the flames on your diete candles start dancing to the rhythm

[@MythsMana]

The most functional non-toxic greek relationship

[@roseystudio10]

Surprised "they're only human" didn't make it here, but I'm guessing you were going for classical music here.

[@Forever_Eternity]

Anybody else play this to hades as an offering lol

[@1203_am]

Oh absolutely I’m doing it rn