Persephone

 praise Persephone, child of thundering Zeus

and all-nourishing Demeter, bride of Hades

who holds in hand the wealth of the deep earth.

Persephone who dances in fields of flowers

with the laughing nymphs, garlanded in brilliant blossoms;

Persephone who wears the heavy crown of queen

in Hades’ dark and sumptuous realm, gracious and serene;

Persephone who with bright-haired Demeter

guides the fortunate soul to fair Elysium.

Graceful goddess whose feet sink into the fertile

soil or silently step through Hades marble halls,

Persephone who passes between the worlds,

who turns from girlish games to womanly pursuits,

blooming and ripening with the seasons. Kindly

Persephone, sweet as honey, I honor you.

Reviews

[Angel]

I remember reading about her back in high school...how the beautiful daughter of Demeter was kidnapped by the Lord of the Underworld...and how Demeter mourned for her, and winter fell over the earth...
She goes back to him every year, and every year, her mother mourns...
I remember I felt very sad for her, for she never wanted to be the Queen of the Underworld...and yet, she must return every year. It's a heartbreaking story...

[Hypnos]

And it's all because of Aphrodite.

[Angel]

Hmmm...I don't remember that part of the story.
Please, educate me?

[Hypnos]

Not many people know this part of the story. Aphrodite looked at Hades and felt that he needed a wife and tasked her son Eros to shoot him with a love arrow. This made him fall in love with Persephone.