"It seems that whoever participated in the elaborate ceremony was promised a happy existence in the Underworld after death — ...

Perhaps, she could even be the original Goddess of Death and Renewal before Hades took on that role. According to this theory ...

The story of how Hades kidnapped Persephone, goddess of spring, is one of the most oft-told stories from Greek mythology. What's often forgotten is how, despite the initial trauma of Persephone's ...