A tomb that may have been built for a close friend of Alexander the Great may be aligned with the winter solstice.

Persephone, the daughter of Demeter (goddess of the harvest), is picking flowers when she is suddenly taken to the Underworld by Hades, who wishes to make her his queen.

On Friday, May 16th, Ceres enters Aries — here, the asteroid of loss and deliverance will reign and remain for nearly a year, until March 2026.

One of the most interesting stories in ancient Greek mythology is the abduction of Persephone by Hades. For a long time, this story has stood as a symbol for both the changing of the seasons and for ...

The other couple featured in this musical is the well-known tale of Hades and Persephone. As the original myth goes, Persephone’s mother, Demeter (Greek goddess of agriculture, fertility and the ...

Persephone became the queen of the underworld, and the myth came to symbolise the life-death-rebirth cycle through the changing seasons, as honoured at the Eleusinian rituals in ancient Greece.

This is a second run for Ruination at the Linbury, a production by Lost Dog in collaboration with The Royal Ballet. As an ...

Persephone’s divine mother, Demeter, goddess of the harvest and fertility, was so devastated by her daughter’s abduction by Hades that no plants would grow.

Contra Costa The Abduction of Persephone Kharmacher, CCO, via Wikimedia Commons To explain seasonal changes, the ancient Greeks told the story of Persephone, goddess of the Spring, who was abducted by ...

The Thesmophoria was a prominent ancient Greek festival dedicated to Demeter, goddess of agriculture, and her daughter Persephone, celebrating the cycles of life, death, and rebirth. The festival, ...

Persephone’s abduction left her devastated, trapped in a world of shadows. She repeatedly pleaded with Hades to release her, but escape from the underworld was impossible. Meanwhile, her mother, ...