Persephone A Greek Myth

Persephone A Greek Myth

It was a bright spring day as Persephone walked in the fields with her friends. She wandered far, gathering armloads of beautiful flowers and leaving her friends behind her.

Without warning, a golden chariot with four black horses appeared! Hades, king of the underworld, held the reins. Hades ruled over the dead, and his underground realm was a dark and barren place. No goddess wanted to live there. Lonely, Hades wandered the earth in search of a queen.

Hades thought Persephone was the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen. Yet he knew she would never agree to join him in the dark underworld. She would never willingly leave behind the sunlight and fresh air. So he didn't ask her. Instead, he reached out with one strong arm and swept her into his chariot.

Immediately, the ground began to shake and rumble, and a dark crack in the earth opened up in front of them. The black horses leapt into the crack, plunging into the underworld as the earth closed over them. Only Persephone's flowers were left behind.

Deep in the underworld, Hades led Persephone to a gleaming golden throne. He placed a crown that sparkled with gems upon her head. “ All of this is yours now, " he said. Persephone didn't care about crowns or thrones. She could only cry for what she had lost.