Two Tricks That Hades Played On Persephone

Hey! You! Yeah, you. You should go on a kamikaze mission so you can join the armies of the dead! Hades is the god of the dead, and he is in charge of The Underworld. In addition he is the keeper of the paths by which the dead come to him. Hades (sometimes called Pluto) was the oldest of three brothers, who were Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. In this paper we will be hitting on the origin of Hades, the division of power between the three brothers, and what people thought of Hades as a deity overall (GreekMythology.com).

“From this gaping crevice in the ground emerged the awe-inspiring God of the Underworld, Hades, and before Persephone could even think to utter a word, she was whisked off her feet onto the God's golden chariot. As the crack of the whip upon his majestic horses brought her to her senses, she realized she was about to take into the black depths from which he would come. The thought of this brought terror to her heart, yet any screams of protest were soon lost within the darkness, as they descended quickly into the Underworld

Odysseus left for Troy 20 years ago from his home island of Ithaca as King. Titled as the “man who suffers” Odysseus fights through 10 years of bloody warfare in The Iliad and then “Poseidon bullies him” (Slide 5, Odyssey) into another decade long journey home across the sea. Faced with returning home Odysseus literally and metaphorically must face many problems soldiers in the ancient and modern world have when attempted to assimilate into civilization life. These include dealing with survival, turning to substances to hide the pain of loss, and feeling isolated without purpose

Pluto being Hades saw Persephone and fell in love with her, and carried her off back to the Underworld.

In many versions of this myth, it is said that as Persephone was about to leave the underworld with Hermes, Hades tricked her into eating several pomegranate seeds. By eating the pomegranate, which is the food of the underworld, Persephone was forced to return to Hades for several months during the year.

Hades played two tricks on Persephone. The first trick was putting a flower in the valley of Enna and as Persephone reached for the Earth opened up in front of her and Hades took her. In the passage it states, “As she stretched out her hand, the Earth opened in front of her, and she found herself caught in a stranger’s arms.” The second trick Hades played on Persephone was tricking her into eating a pomegranate even though she should not have eaten it. Persephone ate seven of the pomegranate’s seeds and was forced to with Hades for seven months every year. As the text states, “Though he could not disobey the command of Zues ,he was crafty and pressured Persephone to eat or drink with him as they parted. Now with joy in her heart she should

After reaching the island, the time has come for him to reach his ultimate boon, to kill Medusa. With the help of Athena Perseus “cuts through her neck and… seized the head.” (Hamilton 204). With that one slice, Perseus is now known as a hero, and can even rescue his mother. The head also allows Perseus to get revenge on Polydectes, and bring Dictys to

Hades agreedbut first he made her eat the seeds of a pomegranate because one she ate the seeds it would tie her to the underworld forever. Zeus ruled that because she did eat the seeds she should spend part of the year with Hades in the underworld

Although Greek myth has been around for some time now the story has always seemed to become altered as it has been told. In modern day movies the producers have in some ways that are subtle and/or obvious changed important details around. Take the story of Herakles as an example. On the cover of the Disney animated movie the name has been spelled “Hercules” rather than “Herakles”. The story of this ‘Panhellenic’ hero has been altered in the Disney animated version to appeal for to children and their ideas of superhero’s.

Heroes have existed in society for centuries and have been presented in many forms. Whether they were personal idols, literary figures, or real people, heroes represent hope and victory against the evils of the world. People look for heroes in their everyday lives, or often, as characters in tales of extraordinary circumstances. Some of the most renowned literary heroes of all time come from Greek myths. Within these stories about heroic idols, it is common for many main plot points to overlap. Across different genres, locations, languages, and eras the progression of the hero’s journey remains relatively uniform. Generally, it contains three broad components: departure, initiation, and return. The tale of Perseus is a popular tale of an ostracized son of Zeus. Perseus and his mother Danae were nearly killed by Acrisius, Danae’s father, when he sent them out to sea in a chest. They were rescued by a kind fisherman, Dictys, and lived peacefully with him until his brother, Polydectes, decided he wanted Danae for a wife. He tricked Perseus into setting out on a venture to kill the deadly monster Medusa. These events essentially align with the progression of the hero’s journey. Therefore, throughout the myth of Perseus, the character’s quest follows the conventional pattern of the hero’s journey.

The Homeric Hymn to Demeter addresses the fate of Persephone is in the hands of others and is removed from freedom of choice as she is portrayed as a minor. In effect, it is symbolic of the power family holds as the actions of her mother, her father Zeus and her husband Hades determine her path. The text accustoms nickname Persephone throughout the passage as the ‘Core’, the ‘Girl’, or ‘Virgin’. These nicknames assume her role as an underage girl not responsible for her life decisions. The Hymn begins with highlighting the role of the patriarch in a family Zeus as both the head of the family and the other gods who must defer to him as he arranges Hades to take Persephone against her will. As Demeter struggles with the mourn and loss of her child she begins to abandon her reproduction responsibilities and Persephone is ordered to go to the side of your dark robed mother. However, Hades persuades Persephone to eat pomegranate seeds, representing the loss of her innocence as it spiritually bounds her to Hades. Zeus accustomed to be acknowledges as the father of justice and good government rectifies the issue with the arrangement that Persephone remains with Hades however returns to her mother and the Gods for 2 thirds of the year. The Fate of Persephone portrays the common marriage cycle that pertained in Ancient Greece whereby it held the connotation of death for the maiden and submission and adaptation into their Fathers orders.

Pluto would have obeyed, but by then, she had eaten six pomegranate seeds, whether of her own accord or through Pluto's trickery. Having tasted the food of the underworld, she could not leave, but when Jupiter ordered her return, Pluto struck a deal with him. He said that since she had stolen his six pomegranate seeds, she must stay with him six months of the year, but could remain above ground the rest of the time. For this reason, in spring when Ceres received her daughter back, the crops blossomed and flowers colored in a beautiful welcome to her daughter, and in summer they flourished. In the autumn, Ceres changed the leaves to shades of brown and orange (her favorite colors) as a gift to Proserpina before she had to return to the underworld.[citation needed]

In A.E. Stalling’s Poem “Hades Welcomes His Bride”, Hades, the ruler of the underworld, abducts Persephone in hopes that she will desire to rule beside him. Hades starts by giving Persephone a tour around the underworld, where she will live for eternity. While Hades is showing her around, he seems to believe that Persephone enjoys being there with him. He believes he is offering her something she cannot refuse when in reality she wants nothing to do with any of it. “And here you shall be my queen, Of all men ever to be born.

In this week's text, Ovid and the many nameless authors of the Homeric Hymns help readers cast an interestingly subtle light on Zeus that is both consistent across these texts as well as beyond that which was previously seen in Hesiod's Theogony. Such light subtly alludes to Zeus as more than just ruler of the gods, but as an arbitrator of mortal sexuality and one to endow women with properties of mortal sexual beings. The first and most obvious indicator of this is the story of Persephone in which, "by the design of Zeus" (Homeric Hymns 170), Hades entices Persephone with a flower of extreme beauty. Later in the story, after Zeus orders Hades to return Persephone to Demeter to restore fertility to men, Hades' trick of an offer of pomegranate keeps her to himself for one third of every year (Homeric Hymns 177). Hades' flower, a possible symbol of the innocence and chastity of Persephone, can be seen past physical bait as one of baiting the sexuality and exploration of Persephone. She is deflowered by the god of the underworld usually symbolizing death, which is often seen as a euphemism for an orgasm in french literature. Following this, we can see the pomegranate as symbolic of blood, the beginning of Persephone's womanhood and entrance into her menstrual cycle which is accompanied by a wrath amongst men (that of Demeter). The idea of this first blood eternally binding her to a cycle of temporary death that comes with infertility of the land for men by the design of the god

The one of the two tricks Hades played on Peresophone is that he tricked her with the flower and the seven seeds. Peresophone went to Enna, a beautiful valley, where lovely flowers of the year grew. She saw this beautiful flower a little ahead in the meadow. When she tried to picked up the flower someone snatched her. Hades had tricked her. Peresophone was tricked when she picked up the flower. In the story, the author states, “As she stretched out her hand, the earth opened in front of her, and she found herself caught in a stranger’s arm.” This explains how Peresophone has been tricked by Hades. In the story, the author states, “For seven months of every year, Peresophone will be