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What symbols are related to the myth of Persephone?

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What symbols are related to the myth of Persephone?

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To elaborate on what the others said, pomegranates became a symbol of Persephone after she was abducted by Hades. Hades brought Persephone to the Underworld to make her his bride. Demeter, Persephone’s mother, was so distressed that she stopped caring for the earth. Since she was the Goddess of Harvest, the Greek’s crops died and withered away, and were left for famine. It got so bad, that Zeus had to intervene. He insisted that his brother Hades return Persephone to Demeter. But Persephone had eaten six pomegranate seeds while in the Underworld. Zeus decreed that Persephone would spend six months with Demeter and six months with Hades. When Persephone is gone, Demeter roams the earth and forgets about her duties, hence winter when crops die and don’t grow. There was a cult dedicated to Persephone and Demeter in ancient Greek times. Nobody really knows what went on in the ceremonies, because they were secretive and initiates were sworn to secrecy. But some believe that the story was re

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