The Messed Up Origins of Persephone | Mythology Explained - Jon Solo

In the return of Mythology Explained we're covering the highly-requested story of Persephone's marriage to Hades, her reign as Queen of the Underworld, and even MORE ancient cultures that had their own version of the goddess... ಠ_ಠ
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[@SuperLordQ]

Hades: “Persephone, what are you doing back here?” Persephone: “Omg I cannot stand my mother right now. I just need some away.” Hades: “But it’s April..?”

[@aaliyahvelasquez6196]

*everyone in Minnesota laughed at that*

[@gavinsvoyeur771]

I can totally see this happening 😂😂😂

[@misswannadie1316]

420 likes

[@AuroraLalune]

*Ice age*

[@shubhdashukla7692]

Cerberus: *Already getting ready to pounce on Persephone out of happiness*

[@anarchy6304]

hades: *is too awkward to ask persephone to marry him* persephone: *is hanging out in a field of flowers* hades: *yoink*

[@cestalia]

Also, give the man a break. Demeter will wreck him first if he asks in normal way.

[@gabrielhughes8221]

@@cestalia lol yeah but Hades didn't kidnap Persephone none rape her against her will. She went with him. That another version of that story, when they a.k.a the gods find out she was in the underworld Zeus order Mercury or Hermes or whatever his name is? Anyway to go get Persephone however find out that she couldn't go because she already eaten that fruit. Anyway it's a long story & make a long story short we know the rest. But Persephone love Hades and hades love her,

[@mikemorro140]

@@gabrielhughes8221 Depends on the myth most of the time he does kidnap and then when told to give her back he tricks her into staying but eating the fruit

[@mewe1717]

@@gabrielhughes8221 nah mate, in the hymph of demeter hades did kidnap her, but it was more picking up your wife to take her home, but your wife doesn't know she's your wife :v. Though there was no rape. Rather they are the most functional couple of equal power

[@gabrielhughes8221]

@@mewe1717 oh okay thank you for the information 😃👍

[@pipermurphy6290]

Fun fact. Most people were more afraid of Persephone than they were Hades

[@mackenzie2663]

So true Persephone means bringer of death

[@andyandanadraws]

Agreed coz she's a Savage BADASS 😎👌😂

[@MyScaredSelf]

Understandable

[@annagremaud9]

Allyson Reyes Same 😂

[@SteveJonesGamingGWO]

Hades doesn't want that drama

[@jasmidnurmi9857]

In some versions Persephone was totally aware of the effects of the food from the Underworld and ate it because she had fallen in love with Hades and because she knew Demeter wouldn't let her go back to the Underworld, and that if she was to do so against her mother's will would cause her to reinstate her curse on the plants of the Earth; Persephone and Hades devised the plan so that she would be "forced" to spend time in the Underworld. She absolutely adored her mother and wanted to spend time with her as well, but she needed a binding reason to spend part of her time with her husband too.

[@SamiiInsane]

This is the version i know.... honestly pains me a bit to hear people believing that Persephone didnt love Hades but had more of a hot headed annoyance with other women trying to fawn over her husband. I know people that worship both Hades and Persephone and its extremely obvious the love that is shared between them. People also need to realize that most of the stories of the Gods and Goddesses are told through a humans perspective.... they need to be heard, read, and felt and people need to try to see the deeper meanings behind those stories.

[@Luca-fo2gd]

Fun fact: Persephone is inbred since Demeter and Zeus are siblings and Hades is technically her uncle. She married her uncle.

[@madelinemcmillan4020]

yes the version that make deimeter look unreasonable and a bitch are certainly more favored then making hades look like some kidnapper. I'm going with the version in which he makes a deal with zues, and tricks her into eating the fruit. its more consistent with how most greek myths involving woman go lol. people glorify him too much just because he's not "as bad" as the other greek gods

[@jasmidnurmi9857]

@@madelinemcmillan4020 I am not glorifying him, that's just the version I grew up with. And the fact that it doesn't go the usual route of the women being powerless is a plus. Also Demeter wasn't being a bitch. She was a mother trying to get her child back. As messed up as keeping the ground from baring fruit was, it wasn't to torment the humans.

[@krisgaines3661]

Fucking thank you! This is the "True" version as far as I know. Hades is the only one who's loyal to his Queen, and truly loves her. It started as a kidnap, and then she fell for him just like Beauty and the Beast lol. And it wasn't one seed. Depending on the myth it's 3 or 4, one for each month she spends in the underworld. The myth I was told is that she WAS tricked to eat the first one, he felt so guilty he told her, and then she ate three more.

[@angelynnmarieify]

“Zeus? What are you doing? I need my sacrifices.” I LOST IT.

[@kristie3238]

I would like your comment... but the like ratio says 666 and I don't wanna ruin that

[@angelynnmarieify]

Kristie I really appreciate that

[@error404usernotfound_]

I clicked on this faster than Hades took Persephone

[@boricuasloveme]

Gigi N me too 😂😂😂

[@anemxia9393]

Gigi N Damn you clicked fast

[@trialerrorsharer9398]

That's dark man

[@hgby775]

Oml 😂 I...

[@komiyama4344]

Gigi N I always pronounced Persephone as “Purse seh phone”

[@BetteFoord]

So people know, The "Rape" of Persephone wasn't what we think of "rape", now. The myth is also a moral for fathers not to sell off their daughters to narriage without their or their mothers' permission. Mothers didn't get a say so that's why Hades didn't ask permission from Demeter. In Ancient Greek marriages, father's would basically sell/give away their duaghters (like today's walking down the aisle) & the new husband would then give the bride a pomegranate (or sometimes an apple) to symbolise she will now be provided from by the husband, not father. That is why Persephone had the pomegranate. Minthe was a previous lover. Hades didn't cheat.

[@BetteFoord]

@Anime Fangirl exactly

[@BetteFoord]

@Anime Fangirl exactly! The only one who actually loves his wife

[@BetteFoord]

@Anime Fangirl exactly! People get him confused with the Chrisrian Devil (like they did in the Disney Hercules movie)

[@BetteFoord]

@Anime Fangirl he's so sassy haha

[@BetteFoord]

@Anime Fangirl yeah 😥

[@trystithevixen]

"Mythology is so f*****g cool" My thoughts exactly

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

_The moment when you realized that Hades is more of a nice guy than the other gods in the actual mythology... but the media called him a villain frequently._ *Hades:* Reality is often disappointing.

[@jgr7487]

because the media conflate him with Satan

[@happyharmony7062]

@@jgr7487 Satan is really the villain who deserved to be punished by God. Hades doesn't do anything wrong.

[@wolfiewoman1127]

Met him once during a ritual, really friendly.

[@stephaniehoyland9291]

Mr. Friendship I feel sorry for hades he always shown badly in media

[@Zodia195]

@@stephaniehoyland9291 Meh, it's similar to how Western Society portrays Dragons as evil (of course there are exceptions). Yet on the flipside in the East they are revered since they were portrayed as Gods.

[@markuhler2664]

Hades is easily the chillest of Greek gods. Even his sweet, lovely goddess of Spring that is his wife is more hot-headed than he.

[@whovianhistorybuff]

He didn't tend to exact some horrible vengeance on mortals unlike say Poseidon with the queen of aethopia sending a sea monster to fuck things up just because she bragged that her daughter andromeda was more beautiful than the nerids or athena with arachne who claimed (correctly) that she was a better weaver than her, or aphrodite trying to make the life of psyche a living tartarus just because people (but not psyche herself) stated she was more beautiful than her, I think it would make sense that hades wouldn't bother doing revenge on slights as he could just wait till they died and then it's a case of your ass is mine.

[@cordeliajackson8615]

whovianhistorybuff 2345 Well he did force that one dude to push a rock up a hill for eternity but he kidnapped Thanatos so I’d say it was justified Also that’s Ovid’s version of the myth (Arachne) Arachne claimed that she was the better Weaver so Athena took her up on that challenge. Athena wove the myth of her rivalry with Poseidon (competing for the namesake of Athens) and Arachne wove......... porn, essentially. Specifically, porn of Poseidon, Zeus, and other gods.... exploits. That’s like the third worst goddess to weave this images for, cmon Arachne you can do better. Athena knew that this was a bad idea because if Ares or another, much more vengeful god saw, it wouldn’t look good for Arachne. So she hit Arachne over the head with a weaving shovel ....... thing and told her that is was a bad idea. Not that her weaving was bad, that is was a stupid idea to weave porn of people who could smite her in an instant. Arachne hung her self, Athena (feeling guilty) turned her into a spider so she could weave for the rest of her life.

[@remsmodious]

@@cordeliajackson8615 That is true regarding the myth of Arachne but Hades wasn't the one who forced Sisiphus to push his rock up a hill for eternity, it was Zeus after Sisiphus was essentially a dick and cheated death multiple times

[@watergirl929]

Right! If I had to marry any of these Greek gods I would choose Hades he cared about his wife and treated her as an equal and never cheated on her! Just cus he rules basically hell doesn’t make him evil! He is the good egg of the family lmao

[@HighLordoftheBathroom]

@@watergirl929 The Underworld isn't basically Hell. The closet thing to Hell in the Greek Mythos would be Tartarus.

[@thebinlgbtisbabadook7832]

Persephone and Hades are my favorite couple since I was a kid. As a kid my parents told me that my name (Denise) was inspired by Persephone and Hades' gender-shifting child Zagreus/Dionysus, although other accounts say that Dionysus' real dad is Zeus. Also, other accounts state that Hades didn't rape Persephone: he didn't even know that Demeter and Persephone weren't aware of Zeus' decision to wed Persephone to Hades. Hades didn't touch her until they were married, and he didn't marry her until some time of courtship. The pomegranate issue was also consensual because both of them were scared that Demeter wouldn't allow Persephone to come back to the Undetworld to see Hades again. Also, compare to the dysfunctional marriage of Hera and Zeus, and affair-filled marriage of Aphrodite and Hephaestus, the marriage of Hades and Persephone is actually loving and both are very loyal. It sucks that some versions of their love story are very dark and negative. Sorry for the long comment.

[@killme2675]

Nice username.

[@adonisblox9198]

Ur forgetting Adonis? And all the mistresses Hades had while he was merrier to Persephone

[@nurulafiqah4903]

@@adonisblox9198 Like they said there are a lot of versions of their story. Some said that hades and minthe were a thing before his marriage, some said it was after marriage and some said minthe only tried to flirt with him(one-sided feeling like that) and provoked Persephone for it, some said that he was loyal only for Persephone. One thing for sure, never flirt with Hades or Persephone will kill you. Since all the outcomes of Minthe are the same...

[@Xilex90]

persephone was NOT in love with adonis. she raised him as her son. they weren't trying to share a boy toy. they were fighting over maternal custody.

[@margarettealfeche8730]

I thought she fell in love.

[@omniavanitas7893]

That's not what the ancient Greek texts suggest.

[@archie9014]

As a Hellenic pagan, no, you’re wrong

[@OwlpoAnimations]

@@omniavanitas7893 depends which ones you read

[@OwlpoAnimations]

@@archie9014 depends on which ones you read

[@UnpopularMeow]

HECATE: Goddess of Magic and Witchcraft ALSO HECATE: Can't perform a tracking spell.

[@LadyMFUnicorn]

Right what witch can't use a tracking spell. Lol or even summoning a goddess.

[@riyac3774]

Multifandom Alien she lowkey shipped them together 🙂

[@Gr3ylok]

NSA/mortals beat Hecate

[@AuroraLalune]

Could have been interference because different realm entirely.

[@solangeloshipper9529]

Goddess of Witchcraft and Necromancy

[@happyharmony7062]

The moment when you realized that Hades is the most relatable character in your life because you grew up to be like him along with Squidward.

[@Keznen]

You grow up to kidnap your own niece to marry her?

[@happyharmony7062]

@@Keznen No. Disney version. Because he's pretty much like he's tired of life or something.

[@molly.dog8brooke792]

Harmony Y Ohh, oh thank goodness, I was about to call the FBI. 😅

[@nailacouvrette1205]

So relatable except the kidnapping

[@quiethere45]

I like to think she wanted to get away from her mother

[@s.nifrum4580]

*Gods have a conflict* Zeus: “uhhhhh, ummmmm, lets compromise” Persephone: “not this shit again”

[@valeriecchen1581]

So Hera was cool with this too?

[@blake8109]

In the story I read Demeter got pissed off from Minthe talking shit about Persephone and stomped her into the ground, creating the mint plant 🥰

[@QwonDrea]

That's funny😂

[@madelinemcmillan4020]

cuz hades cheated on her with a nymph

[@renw1087]

Damn-

[@astermoon40]

@@madelinemcmillan4020 no, minthe was a previous lover who bragged about being a better lover than Persephone and how hades would leave Persephone for her. In other myths, I know she tried to seduce hades and failed and Persephone turned her into mint for it

[@user-us1ce9cs3s]

As she should:)

[@niapurdue230]

I do like the one interpretation of Persephone choosing to stay with him to escape her overprotective mother. Demeter did decide to put her on an island and dress like a young girl despite being an adult, after all, so I can't blame Persephone for wanting to ditch. Plus the extra power and Hades being a pretty chill dude? She's in.

[@niapurdue230]

Definitely

[@ayom5600]

There is a webtoon lore Olympus highly recommend

[@niapurdue230]

I've been jamming to Hadestown actually, and while I do see that comic, I dunno. Maybe someday

[@niapurdue230]

He did, but it was an old flame and Persephone just turned her into a tree after she died, so I guess that was okay or the two were like friends or something like that. Turned into white popalar if I'm not mistaken. Compared to the nymph that flirted with him and got stomped into the mint plant.

[@phill6504]

@Rs2187 Hades didn't cheat on Persephone. His ex-lover, a Nymph, came back to the underworld and started claiming that she would steal Hades back. Persephone turned her into a plant, harvested seeds from her, and then ground her up and made tea. She served the tea to her mother and bade her spread the seeds of the plant across the world so that all could enjoy the taste... the Nymph's name was Mint.

[@persephonethebookdragon9520]

Granted the 'Rape of Persephone ' is one version of the myth, there are other versions where Persephone and Hades actually to like each other. And the number of pomegranate seeds varies, in some it's one seed, in some it's three and in some it's seven seeds. Thank you for doing this video :3

[@F.N.M.G.]

In some(one?) she actually voluntarily eats the seed(s) because she knows her mom will not let go.

[@DravenGal]

The story I first read said it was 6 seeds, so it was decided Persephone would spend half the year with Hades, which is why there are six “cool” temperature months when she is with him and the rest warm. Of course, it depends where you live!

[@AngelicOblivion90]

the "rape of Persephone" in the context of the myth it didn't actually mean rape as we know it today. the old meaning of the word Rape used to mean Bridenapping(marriage by abduction). so it actually means that when Hades "raped" Persephone it means just that he took her away to marry her. which don't get me wrong, that is still messed up.

[@phill6504]

@@AngelicOblivion90 Not necessarily as messed up as you think, Persephone's mom did a lot of messed up things to her, like forcing her to live on an island by herself while dressed in children's clothing. In one of the more popular versions of the story, when Hermes comes to Hades' realm he find Hades and Persephone sitting together on a couch, holding court as equals.

[@AngelicOblivion90]

@@phill6504 while it ended end up working for Persephone in the end. but abducting someone in order to marry them against their will is still messed up.

[@Creterampage]

Fun Fact: This is one of many connections to Indian Mythology. In Greece, Persephone was abducted by Hades. In India, Sita, Rama’s wife, was abducted by the demon king Ravana. While Persephone loved Hades, and the abduction was planned by both Zeus and Hades, Sita was never interested in Ravana, and it was Ravana himself who planned it.

[@jerriskaramdhaney7612]

But Sita was saved and never fell in love with ravan, other than that these guys have a problem with carrying away women

[@jerriskaramdhaney7612]

@Alan Walker someone's butt hurt

[@sauron8838]

Persephone was raped by Hades, boom, I said it.

[@brehannaroopnarine3126]

@Alan Walker I like how you have no respect for other people's religion. Fuck off

[@SwordTune]

@Alan Walker Wow that's a pretty shitty thing to say. Why do think comparitive mythologists call it proto-INDO-European mythology? They're all connected in some way.

[@KatsWonderland]

There's actually a different telling of the Minthe myth that I believe is the original. Minthe was going around telling folks how Persephone was basically a harlot and deserved the attack, Demeter heard this, and promptly squashed Minthe under foot, giving us mint.

[@TrelliessRose]

At least she lived.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

I like Hades, he's my favorite Disney villain. I've got 24 hours to get rid of this bozo or the entire scheme I've been setting up for eighteen years goes up in smoke and you are wearing his MERCHANDISE?!

[@Emthecosplayer]

He is one of my top ten Disney villains and I see u comment on a lot of Disney videos!

[@crystaldawn2708]

Oooohhhhhh mahgawd such a good comment

[@abbypetit2167]

Avery The Cuban-American the original “What are Those?” moment.

[@musicforeverismylife]

“I thought they looked kinda dashing”

[@cigibee1903]

Lindsey Ellis has a great video about Hades!

[@unoriginal1562]

Adonis: *chooses to spend two thirds of the year with Aphrodite instead of Persephone* Hades: “well now you know how I feel”

[@AmberRai92]

@Squidward Actually in some stories she does get rapped by Zeus while he takes on the form of Hades. They have two children together Melinoe the goddess of ghost and Zagreus who later became Dionysus because of Hera.

[@amyliaclenny1866]

Melinoe is the goddess of *ghost* ? I thought she was the goddess of Madness / insanity or hysteria. That kinda made sense to me when I heard she was a product of incestuous rape where Persephone's own father disguised himself to get clise to her & raped her.

[@margarettealfeche8730]

Ha

[@margarettealfeche8730]

Hahahaha.

[@tasnimanimanimaa]

Lore Olympus and now this? I LOVE IT. I love most greek mythology tales but Hades & Persephone are one of my faves.

[@jaceyneubauer6522]

Actually theres another version , where she didnt want to leave after mother went to retrieve her :) she enjoyed being a queen and he grew on her and even made a garden for her because she missed the earth

[@krisgaines3661]

That's the one that I know...*shrug*

[@TrelliessRose]

The Elysian Fields?

[@adonisblox9198]

False versions please give out sources

[@fixmegrayson3676]

Jon:"I bet you're thinking that's a cool shirt" **More than half of the shirt is off frame**

[@JonSolo]

Hey man! Don’t call out my poor-frame-job like that you’ll embarrass me!

[@Shush7717]

Haha that's what I thought I couldn't even see the design at the front.

[@FA-tx1mq]

why did the number of parking tickets spike when persephone was carried off to the underworld? demeter wasn’t working 😂

[@pangkoulee7648]

Nice. 😂

[@jamiegarrity6439]

nailed it 😅😅😅

[@wolfman2.055]

Lol

[@mukundpriya42]

Lmao😂

[@Wandergirl108]

Well played, my friend, that got a single laugh out of me. XD

[@dennabelleeudela2304]

"The Goddess of Spring" Silly Symphony short really brought me the understanding of this Persephone.

[@subhansharma8511]

Being in the role Helios would be so fun..... I mean the guy literally knows everything that goin on 😂

[@SethRGray]

Not so much, actually. Helios only survived the Titan wars because he swore to Zeus he would serve as the sun for the rest of time. That’s why there’s two pairs of sun and moon gods in Greek mythology. Apollo and Artemis were responsible for pulling the sun/moon across the sky. Helios literally WAS the sun.

[@michaelkittrell7717]

Because I'm a basic weeb I read Webtoon comics and I mostly got excited about this because of Lore Olympus

[@jadayah3521]

Same

[@mikaylajackson6175]

Your first like, because I know you're gonna get to a few thousand hopefully... I'm a Webtoon weeb too.

[@hanealfonso2254]

lore Olympus is amazing and kore is such a doll

[@mikaylajackson6175]

@@hanealfonso2254 Ikr!

[@user-ge8yn4ql4i]

Lore Olympus really is a fun reimagining of the mythology

[@thatonechickwiththeface5492]

Persephone has ALWAYS been my favorite myth.

[@whathappenedat2037]

are you a scorpio?

[@thatonechickwiththeface5492]

@@whathappenedat2037 nope

[@hellosunshine5461]

Same! And hades

[@hellosunshine5461]

What happened at 2:03 lol I am

[@xeecstasy3183]

What happened at 2:03 I mean what does that have to do with anything?

[@sagarinosergiamaeg.5840]

Jon's theory on global warming: "Demeter is going through menopause or something." LOL

[@nanda_]

In all seriousness, your research is out of the ordinary and you manage to put out the information in a way that gets people curious and want to keep listening! If you made a video on any topic, I would probably be interested, even if the subject matter doesn't interest me at all! Keep up the good work!

[@JonSolo]

Wow, thank you so very much!! Glad to hear you’re enjoying the content ☺️

[@nanda_]

@@JonSolo Thank YOU for being so thoughtful to your audience! I wish every youtuber did that! Love your vids! :)

[@eurydicefiori865]

wow, so Persephone isn't as innocent as I thought she was 👀

[@Elspectra22]

Not that Adonis deserved it, but I kinda understood Persephone's side. She was the one who raised Adonis because Aphrodite technically gave him to Persephone to baby sit him lol. So I couldn't exactly blame her for being so upset about it. Though I think she adapted her morbid attitude from her husband himself. 😆

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Nope lol

[@reneelaicecreamxx4179]

I've heard from others that Persephone was the one to suggest punishments to Hades and most of them are cruel so

[@skyeperez8305]

Yeah in the mythology of (I think) The Odyssey it’s explicit that one who is feared is Persephone. When she was in the underworld she took on the role of being a ruler of punishments and rarely showed mercy. Also, fun fact her name literally means “death bringer”

[@setthemonfirebabyletsgo7897]

Just like her mother Demeter who punished a guy on getting hungry forever haha

[@sheFEISTY.43110]

5:46 "how would they explain global warming? Maybe Demeter's going through menopause or something." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@alyssamccabe4025]

My grandparents and I almost choked on our food when we heard that

[@revalraangeliq2332]

Kikifeisty I CRACKED

[@AndrewVelonis]

Yeah, we know, he said that.

[@yasminadebieche]

😂😂😂😂

[@madelinemcmillan4020]

they aren't humans, so no period or menopause. how lucky~

[@watercolours2162]

Excellent video! A part was missed - Demeter punishes the nymphs guarding persephone by turning them into the sirens for not stopping hades.

[@ilenix3074]

Y’all should read Lore Olympus 💯 This is for the people scrolling through the comments lmao

[@xeecstasy3183]

I already did lol but ya it’s good

[@KatieLHall-fy1hw]

SO good! It starts again next week!

[@conconcrete]

Already did

[@albeiracruz4960]

asspollo just doesn't know how to understand the word 'no'

[@ilenix3074]

Albeira Cruz cant wait for him to get his ass beat 😂

[@mikaylajackson6175]

When all I see are my fellow Webtoon comic lovers. Beautiful!

[@daniahadams584]

" The Queen of The Underworld ( Yasss queen)" 😂

[@insertusername4079]

Her messed up origins- her parents were siblings

[@SwordTune]

They're gods, so what did you expect?

[@autumngrace3915]

They’re gods, incest isn’t really a thing with them tbh

[@coricallahan9395]

What most retellings of Persephone's (or Kori, which translates to "the Maiden" or "the Daughter", as she was known before Hades renamed her) rape neglect to mention is that Zeus raped his own daughter first - a matter that the oh so protective Demeter never seemed to have a problem with... Imo, both Zeus and Demeter just wanted Persephone for themselves, denied her an identity of her own and then were furious when she ran off with someone willing to crown her queen and treat her like a person. All these stories ever talk about is what Demeter or Zeus want Hades to do, no one ever asks Persephone...

[@SwordTune]

Because Hades is new to this cast of characters while Persephone, Demeter, and Zeus existed hundred of years before in Mycenaean Greece. Later Greeks had to find a way to make Hades fit in with the cool gods. The whole kidnapping is really just an explanation for how the og Dread Queen got her job.

[@killme2675]

Plus some accounts say that she actually ate the fruit out of her own will because she wanted to stay in the underworld

[@donaldhall7411]

I agree. Hades never raped Kore/Persephone, and though he abducted her he treated her well. Zeus was the only rapist in Greek Mythology. The Zagreus myth of the Orphic Mysteries specifically states that, like all of his other conquests (including his own mother Rhea just to prove a point) Zeus raped his own daughter Persephone and she became pregnant with Zagreus. Zeus also didn't like other males (Gods or Mortals) sleeping with the Goddesses or Mortal Women he'd been with......or do I need to bring up Demeter and Zeus' son Iasion?

[@technotycoons]

Virgo is a maiden🥺

[@coricallahan9395]

@@technotycoons what does that have to do with anything? I'm not following

[@kendallclemons3937]

I am a simple female. I see Jon Solo, I hear his intro, I tap like and share😙😂

[@nightraven5710]

Same.

[@Ndiscatseyesic2]

Ditto 😁😍

[@luciddreams7976]

My bf & i were JUST debating about this mythology (thank you for proving me right my guy) 💁🏾

[@haeroarchon9741]

What were you debating about

[@luciddreams7976]

@@haeroarchon9741 her parents & some parts of her story & the fact that she's Hades's wife. Lol the fact that he said "well Hades got a lot of hoes" (jokingly) kinda ended the conversation

[@kaebutt5266]

I remeber learning greek mythology in school and I LOOOOOOVED it (and still do). Persephone was always my favorite

[@ellaclarke300]

I'm so stoked that you've started making mythology videos, I'm a huge fan of the messed up origins! It would be sooo cool if you could make some videos on Irish/celtic mythology! I'd love to see you do a video on The Morrigan or Cuú Chulainn or something like that!

[@Zodia195]

I know her appearance is a foot note, but Persephone also appeared in the Myth of Psyche and Eros when Aphrodite orders Psyche to take a box to Persephone and 'borrow some of her beauty', which Persephone does give to her, only to warn Psyche not to open the box. You can guess what happens next, but all turns out well for Psyche lol. Interesting, the Myth version of Persephone's kidnapping I heard was how Aphrodite ordered Eros to shoot his arrow at Hades, and the first person he saw was Persephone lol.

[@lunanoble7889]

Zodia195 so that's where Lore of Olympus adapted from😂

[@gio-ve7vn]

Huh, that's a new version I hadn't heard of, thanks!

[@kelseygilley2382]

Wait wait wait. Hades is Persephone’s UNCLE?! WHY IS THERE SO MUCH INCEST IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY??!!

[@adeyemi120]

because the major gods were limited but only want to marry major gods (although they will sleep with anyone with a pretty face) and the gods are similar to rulers of society back then. Incest was a thing kings and rulers did until the 1900s, so it's not surprising that many of the gods of old were incestuous

[@kelseygilley2382]

Adeyemi Oyemade I mean true... But it’s still disgusting. That’s why we have stupid stuff like Hapsburg Jaw and whatnot. When will people learn? :/

[@adeyemi120]

Kelsey Gilley I’m afraid humans will never learn, for every step forward someone somewhere is taking a step back. It’s just human nature 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@LadyMFUnicorn]

There wasn't enough diversity because, gods were eating their babies.

[@miamafalda1118]

I mean to be fair, pretty much all the Gods were related since they were all born from Chaos in the beginning so there were insanely limited choices. Also Zeus slept around so much that I think it is impossible for everyone to not be somehow related.

[@hereschica]

I am liking Hades more and more when listening to these origin stories.

[@professionalsloth]

I accidentally stumbled upon your channel, and I have to say that I really like your videos. They are very informative yet you keep the attention of the viewer. You stay on topic but still include jokes. I just love them because they are both educational and entertaining. Keep it up!

[@jacquesmains7453]

That "Loose Geese" made me laugh. I wish you could leave multiple likes on a video. Thanks for this channel!

[@davidogundipe808]

Who else loves Jon Solo and the amazing contents he brings to us evertime.

[@Mia_or_Mika]

My favourite version of how Persephone and Hades met is the one where she just found her way to the underworld and was like 'Tight, I'm staying here now' and Hades just like let her

[@adonisblox9198]

Pretty sure that version was made up? Again if you have actual sources please give them out instead of making misinformation

[@caratlove4107]

Ok, but the Orpheus one is actually messed up, too. Persephone knew he wouldn’t be able to resist to look behind him, and decided the requirement herself. Hades only approved it. Loosing his wife for a second time, Orpheus withered in grief and played his lyre in a way that called for death. He was later beheaded by Maenads, his head still singing beautifully.

[@jennamedlyn]

This is perfect since I have been listening to Hadestown non-stop for weeks, you should go listen to it, it's incredible.

[@niapurdue230]

YES

[@fairycat23]

I was just about to say, "How would they explain global warming, you ask? THE GODS HAVE FORGOTTEN THE SONG OF THEIR LOVE."

[@karlalopez4748]

For some odd reason Persephone‘ myth is one of my fav. Like John said: Mythology is f*** cool 😎!

[@Buffydabandicoot]

I love your videos!! I love learning so many new details about stories I have read and still are reading about.

[@kahlisamalia7491]

I wish that they'd make more movies on Greek Mythology (that are more accurate)

[@donaldhall7411]

I'm trying to, especially about Zeus' first Ass-whooping!!!!

[@sundogsun]

@@donaldhall7411 how’s that going!? :)

[@donaldhall7411]

@@sundogsun Waiting patiently for my chance.

[@niapurdue230]

About the Theseus thing Helen was TWELVE at the time.

[@jeenkzk5919]

Forgive the possibly incorrect term but I love the renaissance art! The photorealism is stunning

[@rashellemcnerney1567]

I noticed that you made a mention of Narcissus and that's one of my favorite greek myths and hardly gets the attention it deserves I was wondering if you could do the story of Echo of Narcissus if you havent already? Love your videos! ❤

[@Baiswith]

"maybe global warming is Demeter experiencing menopause" ...omg, I laughed so hard xD

[@WhitneyDahlin]

Waiting for the Swan Princess not going to let you forget xD big fan of your channel

[@wolfiewoman1127]

As a Hecate worshiper I pronounce it the way you did, Hea-ca-teah. others pronounce her name as Heck-cat-teh/Heck-kate/ Heck-ah-tee. Plez do a full video on her

[@usagitsukino3638]

In greek her name is spelled _Εκάτη_ and it is pronounced Eh-cat-ee

[@ultimatekunochi6577]

People still worship the ancient gods? How did you get involved? What is it like?

[@haeroarchon9741]

Ultimate Kunochi Look up Hellenic Paganism

[@megriorso4516]

I'm sorry, as a what??

[@sonyagower1720]

Also Wiccans sometimes have Patron Goddesses. Most worship Hecate

[@saintslore]

You're well spoken, not excessively vulgar, and provide good content. You deserve your success good sir.

[@jenncarutis8464]

I have fallen down the KZbin rabbit hole and somehow stumbled upon this KZbin channel. After watching this video I am now a member of the Solo Fam. I’m an now going to binge watch the rest of your videos. Love the content!!!!

[@queendsheena1]

No matter how powerful the Gods/Goddesses are they're just like humans in the fact that they can't stand their partners having romantic/sexual affairs. Welcome back, Jon.

[@chelsea1062]

My mom passed away on Saturday. I'm building your videos because it helps take my mind off of it, thank you for what you do.

[@Lily_of_the_Forest]

Chelsea I’m sorry for your loss

[@kamiiu]

im sorry for your loss. stay strong ❤

[@lovelyliv0079]

Yaaasssss I been waiting for a new mythology video!

[@shreya6234]

Just discovered Jon’s channel today... I’ve been binging his videos non stop this is really entertaining

[@ciararozet5516]

I love these videos. I had no life in middle school and practically read a lot about Greek Mythology after reading the Percy Jackson books. I like to watch these to hear both what I’ve already learned and also see if there’s anything I didn’t know already. Keep the good work! Your videos are amazing!

[@raymond-reviews]

Literally listening to Hadestown when you uploaded this.

[@theprince466]

I can’t believe I’m just now find out about your page! 😩 This is awesome....instantly subscribed!!!

[@AncientMythology-History]

Such creative videos you’ve on this channel. Just subscribed! Love this video, I think I’ve watched it four times.

[@avasimon1170]

OMG I LOVE THIS MYTH SO GLAD UR DOING THIS

[@Emthecosplayer]

Omg love the video💙💙💙 this made my day much better and I did a project on propshepine and one of my friends did hades and I recommend him to watch your video on hades so it gave him some good information

[@esleigh4583]

I really appreciate how clearly you speak.

[@AKillerSyler]

There is actually 2 versions of her origin story and in the other one her name is Kora, which meant little girl, and she when to the underworld on her own, because Hades left a portal open and she didn't want to leave. She's more scary than Hades and her name was changed because little girl didn't fit her anymore.

[@ladynikkie]

You don't need to apologise Jon your health comes first plus it nice to take a break from KZbin once in a while.

[@alexandra1695]

Now I just wanna know how they explain global warming, maybe Demeter is going through meta pause. I laughed so hard

[@QueenTJ1991]

This is very interesting. Thank you for this informative and awesome video.

[@khylerbane4523]

Also it’s believed that it was Persephone that was the feared one. Her epithets include “Dread Persephone” and “ The Pale Queen” among other metal titles. Heck, even her name Persephone literally translates to “Harbinger of Doom/Destruction” which hints that in Ancient Greece she was the terrifying eldritch goddess of death, decay, and devastation itself.

[@hannahruby9373]

You’d love the musical Hadestown it’s a modern retelling of the story of Orpheus and Euridyce Persephone has a great song called Our Lady of the Underground

[@ChasoGod]

I like to think that Persephone wasn't abducted by Hades but rescued by him from her over-bearing and over-protective mother. We only see the myth from the perspective of Demeter and not Persephone. I think that wasn't their first meeting and they started a romance long before that, Hades gave Persephone a a diamond encrusted golden comb as a gift. But when Demeter found the comb she cracked down and made sure her daughter couldn't go anywhere without nymphs and the eternal virgin goddesses keeping watch over her. So her abduction was actually a rescue by a knight in shadowy armor.

[@autumntaylor6639]

“Maybe Demeter was going through menopause or something” LMAOO

[@BrandyJoyTV]

Thank you! This really puts the symbolism into perspective.

[@MsMcdonald14]

Absolutely love your channel but Disney and mythology origins are my fav!! Keep up the epicness!

[@brookie2184]

Just imagine explaining that "IT'S OK EVERYONE DEMETER IS JUST GOING THROUGH MENOPAUSE...SO CHILLAX". 😂😂 We gonna be called crazy

[@helinika]

Nice video! Even nicer to see popular youtubers educating people on Greek mythology. I have an interesting interpretation of the myth: Persephone was the goddess of vegetation before her abduction. Then she was the queen of the underworld. Apart from the seasons, the myth also explains the connection between life and death and why humans (and some animals) bury their dead. An example would be a fruit that rots, falls from the tree, and fertilizes the soil and a new form of life grows.

[@Michellefabness]

great video!! discovered your chanel recently and have not stopped watching ever since :o

[@LauryneAmanda]

Any HADESTOWN fans here? 🙋‍♀️🏾

[@carlottabreitweg7925]

I know this was a year ago, but me

[@SwordTune]

Nope, never heard of it. What is that?

[@Whatareevenbirds]

@@SwordTune Its musical about Orpheus and Eurydice, it also has songs that talk about Hades and Persephones relationship. The music is realllyy good i recommend the Live recording version of Hadestown 👍

[@EmeraldVideosNL]

I know a different version, in which zeus didn't know of the kidnapping. And the crops started to die as Demeter abandoned her charge to search for Persephone.

[@Alice-or9bu]

This video was awesome, gunna be a good series I can tell

[@yasianproductiontales8640]

The second to last myth you spoke of for Persephone reminded me of that biblical story of Lot and his family escaping Sodom and Gamorah while it’s destroyed. The family is warned not to look back, but Lot’s wife does and is turned into a pillar of salt and is lost forever. Obviously not the whole myth, but that little part towards the end reminded me of that.

[@jadynd.c.8708]

Did anyone else notice that he used one of the Egyptian god cards from Yu-Gi-Oh to represent the Kur... no just me... ( sigh ) 😧

[@deejayslowmotion6428]

Slifer the sky dragon lol 😂

[@lunafoxlover]

I've only heard of persephone right now so this is interesting

[@THEAPRILFOOL-1983]

Great video getting ready to head over to the next video

[@ZPHOENIX27]

Keep up the great work Jon!!

[@SharpDesign]

When you realize that's why she was there in Lightning Thief.

[@SharpDesign]

@Akari Williamson oh yeah, true.

[@brandonlyon730]

Well... if your talking about the original Greek myths it is technically right. In the original myths Summer was when she was brought to the underworld not winter. You see winter in Greece is not a frozen wasteland like say the rest of Northern Europe or North America. The Mediterranean climate in winter is actually somewhat warm and you are able to grow crops during that time. Greece in Summer is almost unbearable as it gets really hot and barely rains so it was harder to grow crops compare to winter. So it was Summer when Demeter gets depressed and crops began to fail. Of course I doubt the movie makers knew that just as they still got half the books story wrong, but Persephone in the underworld at Summer would technically not be inaccurate if your going by the original Greek versions of the myth.

[@ryancarson6962]

Sharp Design Actually no it was summer time in the movie, and summer is when she’s with her mother, this is a fact that the books gotten right, she wasn’t in the Underworld at the time and Percy notices that her throne in empty indicating that she isn’t there currently. The films made a lot of changes to the stories of the books, one of which is how Hades is evil and wants the Lightning Bolt for himself when in the books he wasn’t evil and was just pissed that someone stole his Helmet of Darkness. And there are other changes there, this is part of the reason the author stated that he hated the films.

[@yourbabytee]

@Akari Williamson its winter that she stays with Hades not summer

[@pixiestxNyomouf]

@@ryancarson6962 but wasn't Percy on a school trip?

[@haventdoneyourmom4593]

Yay I was waiting and praying for more mythology explained thank your for blessing up -edit- thanks for five likes lmao

[@niniimuka]

Thanks man! Hope your recovery goes faster!

[@renatacantore-gross8842]

Thank you for your absolutely outstanding videos. God bless you.