A Greek Goddess of Spring and Queen of the Underworld, Persephone was a beautiful maiden, lover of flowers, and protectress of the dead.
As the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, Persephone was an extraordinarily powerful maiden—as both a fair vegetation Goddess, and a being of great abundance, fertility, and life.
As unveiled in the myth of Persephone and Hades, a young Persephone (known then as Kore) was stolen as a maiden and dragged down into the Underworld to marry Hades—the King of death himself. It was there that she became Persephone—Queen of the Underworld and Goddess of death.
When she ate the pomegranate seeds while still living in the Underworld, Persephone became he turning of the seasons—living half her life in the above world (for spring and summer), and half her life down below (for autumn and winter). She disappears when the warm sun melts to cool whipping winds, and reappears once more when new life buds and blooms in spring.
It is said that when Persephone lives on earth, she is a beauty of blonde hair and light eyes. But when Persephone returns to the world down below, her fair hair shifts to black and her light eyes become dark. This is when she reigns as Queen of the Underworld, protectress of the dead, and the love inside the coldest, darkest hollows.
Beyond the famous tale of her abduction (and following identity rebirth), Persephone is mentioned in very few myths and tales. The life outside of her beginnings is not well known.
But we do know that she’s portrayed as a kind and sweet soul—always the maiden of the meadow even while ruling as Queen of the Underworld. She was known to be a great beauty and a deep lover in-tune with the whispering language of nature itself—friend to plants and Nymphs alike.
The famous dichotomous Goddess of both light and dark—both life and death—Persephone is the love that exists in both places. She is the love that thrives in a lush garden and the love that thrives still in a barren land.
What does Persephone rule?
Ruler of: the Underworld, vegetation, springtime, fertility, death
Associated with: pomegranates, flowers, sheaf of grain
Why would one call upon Persephone?
- To help you accept the dichotomy and paradox that lies inside you
- To help you approach challenges with ease—remembering your heart through even the thickest of storms
- To help you cultivate a deeper relationship with the cycles of life
- To help you tap into the power of your Maiden energy (the first stage of the triple Goddess energy of Maiden, Mother, Crone)
To help you tap into your inner-light and unbreaking love—to carry it with you always
