EthericEcstasy

Jan 25 2009, 08:29 PM

Persephone, The only daughter of the goddess Demeter. While Persephone was out picking flowers, a chasm opened revealing Pluto. He quickly pulled her into the underworld and made her his wife and Queen of the Lower World. Demeter scoured the land looking for her daughter and once she discovered what had occurred, she was grief-stricken. She wandered the land alone, bringing famine to the earth in her grief. The people called out to Zeus for assistance and he answered by ordering Hades to release Persephone. However she had already eaten a pomegranate seed. Having fed upon and drank from the goods of the underworld, she was obligated to spend a third of the year with Pluto. When winter came and earth was cold and barren is the time Persephone resides in the underworld and Demeter travels the earth yearning for her only daughter. At Persephone's release in the spring, the earth begins to grow flowers again.

I can honestly say I do not believe it to be Persephone's fault, She did not will her kidnapping. Persephone did not have a choice as a Young and probably Naive girl.

Does it show the mother Demeter was irresponsible for leaving her daughter Persephone alone?

Perhaps, However I think the mother had believed her daughter Persephone would be safe. After all there is no reason for Pluto to Pick flowers. Unfortunately he found Persephone though. Demeter clearly cares and loves her daughter Persephone, to be searching for her.