![]() The actions of Demeter resulted in untold misery. The earth began to dry, harvests began to fail, plants withered, and animals died because of the lack of food, famine spread across the earth. She roamed the earth for days on end, searching and not fulfilling her duties as goddess of the harvest and fertility. Demeter was driven mad by her daughter’s disappearance. It was when the river Sion washed up the bells of Persephone that Demeter knew something dreadful had happened to her daughter. Furious that they were unable to protect her daughter, she cursed them with plumed bodies, scaly feet and wings they would now be called The Sirens. When she asked the Nymphs that she had left to watch over her daughter, they had no answer. When Demeter returned, her daughter was nowhere to be found. Upon seeing her friend descend deep into the underworld, she began to cry until she melted into a pool of her own tears form in the river Sion. The nymph Sion had seen the abduction, and she attempted to rescue Persephone, but she was no match for Hades. He grabbed Persephone before she was able to scream for help. From that chasm emerged Hades and his chariot of black horses. ![]() When she stooped down to pick the flower, the earth beneath her began to quake, and a gaping chasm soon appeared. Wandering into the garden alone, Persephone saw the narcissus flower and was immediately drawn to its beauty. Knowing that the nymphs would never let Persephone out of their sight, for fear of Demeter’s wrath, Zeus had Gaia plant a narcissus flower in a nearby garden. I have to get back there.The next morning, Demeter and her daughter descended upon the earth, and Persephone was left with the nymphs of the sea as her guides and Watchers while her mother tended to the earth. Won't you come back to me? When you are able, please. Persephone: "The Styx shall take you, then. And I demand he also tell me how come he, or for that matter Nyx, never sent notice that you lived! Olympus is all rife with schemers, but I was so naive I can come back, now that I found you, he. So they would have us say good-bye, for now. Persephone: "The Fates are cruel, Zagreus. Not accustomed to the weather, as I think you call it." guess I'm just a little tired, that's all. is it that you found me? To have journeyed all this way, I scarce believe it. That's good! Though, tell me something, Zagreus. But there's something he wanted me to tell you, in the end. Zagreus: ".In short, I beat him, finally, though he did everything he could to prevent our meeting here like this. even kept your name! You live, how can this be, you live? You live.! Oh, the cruel Fates! My son!" what, you mean permanently died, but I'm alive! Oh, gods. ![]() Persephone: "You died! You, you died.! Those burning feet, they. I, I don't care if you hate me, but I'm not leaving until I get some answers! I never even knew you existed. ?: " What?! How dare.! Get out of here! Get out, or I shall make you!! Out with you!" First meeting House of Hades Conversations with Zagreus Greece ?: "Pray, who might you be, wandering all the way out here? You're trespassing on private property, you know. Greece Approaching Persephone: "Who's there?" Be aware this page will contain SPOILERS. This details the dialogue and quotes of the Queen of the Underworld, Persephone. ![]()
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