The Temptation of Persephone

Persephone is the goddess of the Spring. Her mother is the goddess of the Earth (Demeter) and when Persephone was kidnapped and taken into the Underworld her mother could not let the world continue to blossom. Persephone must stay in the Underworld for half of every year - which causes autumn and winter - and returns to her mother for spring and summer. She has to stay there because she ate the seeds of a pomegranate from the Underworld. Her temptation...