Persephone - Goddess of the Underworld - Greek Goddess

Persephone - Goddess of the Underworld

Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She is queen of the underworld and a goddess of vegetation, she was worshipped alongside her mother Demeter in the Eleusinian Mysteries. The myth of her abduction by Hades represents her function as the personification of vegetation which shoots forth in spring and withdraws into the earth after harvest.

--~Attributes and Correspondences~--

Area of Influence:
Underworld, Vegetation

Pantheon: Greek

Abode: Underworld, Fields

Animals: -

Colours: -

Consort: Hades

Crystal: -

Day: -

Direction: -

Element: Earth

Incense: -

Musical Instrument: -

Offerings: Seeds, Grain, Flowers, Pomegranate

Planet: -

Plant/Tree: Mint

Rune: -

Symbols: Pomegranate

Tarot Card: -

Time: Spring

Greek - Gods and Goddesses

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