FORMATION OF SEASONS

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 FORMATION OF SEASONS –


    Zeus, the king of the gods of Mount Olympus is known to have many affairs. He wants to expand population of Olympians after a war with Titans. Demeter who’s also an Olympian, is a goddess of fertility and the harvest has a daughter with Zeus named Persophone. Persophone’s so beautiful, pure and lovely that most of the Olympians have a crush on her. Demeter, being so protective of her daughter hides her by the countryside, away from the eyes of immortal beings and wants her daughter to remain as a divine virgin like Athena and Armetis. Persophone’s very fond towards nature. One bright afternoon while Persophone’s chasing butterflies, she’ll be little lost from the group of nymphs, appointed by her mother Demeter to protect her and be in her sight all the time. Right then, Persophone notices a rendering and roaring sound. It’s most like a thunder, yet when she looks up, she notices nothing but a clear sky but the earth seems to be shaking and splitting into two. From the opening, there appeared a great Chariot. Persophone who noticed all of it, feels strange and runs from that place by alerting the nymphs. The person who’s riding the chariot scoops her up and drives into the cleft. Persophone’s disappearance makes her mother devastated. Demeter, in search of her daughter forgets her duties to harvest the land. Her despair makes the land dry, no seeds sprouted, no buds opened, the world began to become a desert. Zeus, who hears the news gets to know that their daughter’s with no one but the God of Underworld, Hades. Meanwhile, Persophone and Hades get married but as a part of deal with Zeus, Hades agrees to send Persophone back to her mother. Hades intelligently offers Persophone some seeds of pomegranate. Persophone takes six seeds from Hades and eats. It is believed that if the person tastes the food in hell, must return back to hell. Hades tells Zeus as Persophone had six seeds, she must return to hell and stay there for six months. When Persophone goes back to her mother, she’ll be very happy and joyous that the world began to bloom into spring. So it is believed that as Persophone stays with her mother Demeter for six months, the cycle of birth, renewal begins and the seasons of spring, summer emerged. When Persophone stays in underground, due to Demeter’s despair autumn and winter formed. That’s how Greeks believed that seasons have formed.

Demeter meeting Persophone after six months

Reference Book - Mythos by Stephen Fry

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