In the midst of the harshness of winter, many can’t help but remember the original myth of Persephone and Hades. However, many romantic retellings villainize or dismiss Demeter’s grief as a mother.

Ancient Athens celebrated the Spring Equinox as one of the most important feasts, a celebration of resurrection following death.

The story of how Hades kidnapped Persephone, goddess of spring, is one of the most oft-told stories from Greek mythology.

It makes us look at these stories from Greek mythology with a new perspective. In the traditional narrative, Persephone is ...

As I write these lines, I feel the warm promise of spring in my heart. However, I don’t think that way because of a date on ...

Persephone was the daughter of Demeter, the Goddess of the harvest, and lived with her mother on the Island of Sicily. A volcano on the island erupted and Hades emerged from his underworld kingdom.

You can now get a first look video of Merle Dandridge as ‘Persephone’ performing ‘Living It Up on Top’ in Hadestown Broadway.

Hermes relates how one day she is out picking flowers when Hades, god of the underworld, comes to the upper world and sees her. Hades is entranced and takes Persephone down to his underground ...