Persephone dislikes those who caused her forced abduction and separation from her mother, primarily Hades (initially, though their relationship evolves) and her father, Zeus, for conspiring against her; she also dislikes Aphrodite for instigating the whole affair, and in some modern retellings, she dislikes her overbearing mother Demeter and potentially Ares. Her feelings often shift, but early on, she resents the Underworld's darkness and being controlled.
Persephone did not hate her mother. Demeter was not overbearing and controlling. Persephone did not crave danger, did not want to be resigned to the cold down below. She did not willingly eat the pomegranate seed nor fall in love with Hades.
Enemies. Hades. Aphrodite. Hades. Cerberus (who farts and barks too much)
Persephone was visited by Psyche, who had been sent by Aphrodite to retrieve some of Persephone's beauty cream. Still furious at Aphrodite's involvement in her past affair with Adonis, Persephone instead filled Psyche's rosewood box with Stygian sleep, the very essence of the Underworld.
In greek mythology, Hades originally fell in love with Persephone so he kidnapped her and married her. Over time, Persephone learned to love him. However Hades later fell in love with Minthe. Persephone became jealous of Minthe so she turned her into a mint plant.
Persephone and Hades admit their feelings. Persephone then voices her concerns and apologizes for flirting with him despite him being with Minthe. She explains that she simply never expected to feel a connection with another being so quickly.
Ganymede, a beautiful Trojan young man, was aducted by Zeus to serve as his personal cupbearer and lover on mount Olympus among the other gods.
Yes, many Greek gods had male lovers, with the norm being bisexuality, though figures like Zeus (with Ganymede), Apollo (with Hyacinthus), Hermes, Dionysus, and the hero Heracles are famous examples, often involved in pederastic relationships or deep bonds that modern interpretation calls homosexual or bisexual. While gods like Ares, Hades, and Hephaestus had fewer or no male lovers, same-sex relationships were common across the pantheon, with Zeus often cited as the prime example of a powerful god with male paramours.
After some time, Persephone runs away from home after being blackmailed by Apollo with pictures of the assault which results in Artemis searching for her for days. Eventually Persephone is found but refuses to come home and tells Artemis she hates Apollo.
Hestia was known to be very gentle and mild. She was kind, forgiving, and content. She chose the life she wanted — a life that did not include marriage or wild adventures. She was able to provide for others and to devote her life to her family and community.
Bruce Lincoln argues that the myth is a description of the loss of Persephone's virginity, where her epithet koure signifies "a girl of initiatory age", and where Hades is the male oppressor forcing himself onto a young girl for the first time.
Nyx: Goddess of the Night and Daughter of Chaos. In Greek mythology, Nyx, goddess of the night, was one of the oldest deities in the universe, born in the first moments of creation from the yawning abyss of Chaos. Every night Nyx rode across the sky, other deities, even mighty Zeus, were afraid to cross her.
Kratos meets Persephone in the Underworld during God of War: Chains of Olympus. She attempts to manipulate him into returning to Elysium, but when he resists, she commands Atlas to kill him. Kratos chains Atlas to the Underworld's roof and returns to battle Persephone, ultimately killing her with the Gauntlet of Zeus.
Hera is often depicted as a figure of fidelity and marital devotion, yet her narratives are marked by jealousy and vindictiveness, particularly due to Zeus's numerous infidelities. She is associated with several symbols, including the pomegranate, peacock, and cow, which represent love, beauty, and fertility.
Persephone is a petite and curvy young woman with pink skin, pink eyes, and pink hair. She prefers her hair cut short into a pixie cut. When sufficiently angry, both her sclera and irises turn a deep red. A halo of flowers will often appear on her head when she is feeling certain emotions, such as love or happiness.
He's 2000 years old canonically and Persephone is 19. Barely an adult. And I get that they are gods and age wouldn't really matter to them becuz they are gonna be immortal anyway but even other characters have brought up their age gap...
Yes, since she turned him into a dandelion and argued with him a lot it can be inferred that she dislikes him. Persephone turned Nico into a dandelion or something. Then Hades made her turn him back. She called it a little “family spat”.
Artemis is Persephone's roommate, best friend, and aunt through her marriage to Hades, who was unknowingly Artemis' uncle. It was Artemis who helped Persephone come to live in Olympus.
In Winter is Born, a flashback reveals that Ares was romantically interested in Persephone, but because she rejected Ares and Hades' interference in their relationship, it never came to be.
Apollo: The God of Bisexuality.
Many people interpret Artemis to be either lesbian or asexual and for the larger pop mythology community it's no longer interpretation. Artemis is the queer goddess.
Nerites: Sea-god, male lover of Poseidon, transformed into a shellfish after a dispute. Confirmed lover. 1 demi-god lover.
One day Apollo saw Coronis and became enamoured of her. He lay with her in her home, and consequently she became pregnant. One time when Apollo was away performing his godly duties, Coronis fell in love with Ischys, son of Elatus. Going against her father's warnings, she slept with him in secret.
But of the six females, three - Athena, Artemis and Hestia - are dedicated virgins, steadfast in their refusal to marry; while one- Zeus' consort Hera - is what might be called a semi-virgin, since she is able to renew her virginity annually by bathing in a sacred spring at Canathus, near Argos.
Artemis was known for her modesty. A young man named Sipriotes saw her bathing. Because of this intrusion, Artemis turned him into a girl.