Goddess-Queen of the Underworld, goddess of spring growth, grain seed, agriculture, necromancy, ghosts, & curses
Persephone, glorious goddess,
fair one with hair that flows like rippened grain,
eyes that catch the clear blue sky,
a smile sweet yet shadowed,
O-light footed one who dances in flowered fields, I praise you.
Persephone, lovely one who knows the feel of sun on skin,
who knows as well the press of cold stone on warm flesh,
in the world of the living, no maid is so alive as you,
In the world of the dead, Persephone, you reign as queen, crowned with riches unsurpassed, enthroned in splendor,honored above all others.
Goddess, child of the earth, bride of the darkness, i honor you.
Symbols: Pomegranate & Torch
Sacred Animals: Bats, Black Rams, Parrots & all other talking birds, & Monkeys
Sacred Plants: Asphodel Wheat, Narcissus, Willow Tree, Lily, Ivy, Lily of the Valley, Oriental Lily, Maidenhair Fern, Daisy, & Lavender
Retinue: Hekate, Iacchus, & the Erinyes
Cult terms: terms related to her religious praxis
Eleusinion: Temple of the Eleusinian
Kthonia: Festival of Kthonia
Khthonia(Cthonia): of the earth
Azêsia(Azesia): Of the dried fruits, or who seeks
Brimô(Brimo): The Angry, The terrifying
Karpophoroi(Carpophori): Bringer of Fruit
Dêïônê(Deione): Daughter of Demeter
Despoina(Despoena): Ruling Goddess or The Mistress
Melitôdês(Melitodes): Sweet As Honey
Praxidikê(Praxidice): Bringer Of Justice
Floral, Lavender,Almond, Cinnamon, Vanilla, Narcissus, Bergamot, frankincense, storax, or pomegranate incense
Crushed Mint(HAS TO BE CRUSHED)
Statues or paintings of rams, bats, and/or deer
Statues or paintings of her
Sugar skulls or floral design skulls(to represent her duality)
Things that are reminiscent of Spring (when she returns to Demeter), & Fall(when she reunites with Hades)
Rose quartz, garnet, citrine, green tourmaline, topaz, black onyx, agate, quartz, pink tourmaline, malachite, jasper, coral, sapphire, and obsidian
Animal skulls (real or fake)
Tarot cards(and/or other tools of divination)
Tend to a garden or take care of a plant
Learn about flowers & the seasonal cycle
Make a playlist of songs reminiscent of her
Go on nature walks or hikes
Celebrate the coming of spring & her return
Celebrate the coming of Autumn & her reunion with Hades
Visit graveyards & help clean them up
Honor Demeter, her mother
Honor Hekate, her companion
Honor the Erinyes/Furies, her servants, Tisiphone(vengeance), Megaera(jealousy), & Alecto(anger)
Dedicate an outfit to her
Wear jewelry dedicated to her
Wear pomegranate scented things
Tend to wild plants if they need care
Go barefoot more often & feel the earth
Honor the death of animals and if you can bury them or move them to wear nature will care for them, I personally do this now in utah but im moving to Las Vegas in November where theres no nature or soft ground so I’ll have to dispose of them i cant bury or anything so if this is the case for you too just say words of respect & pray for the spirit to find peace
Buy or make a Bouquet of Flowers
Place flowers on neglected graves
Spread seeds of native flowers on the sides of highways or other unincorporated areas
Paint your nails dark red or wear red lipstick
Build up your night vision, be familiar with the darkness
Take time to enjoy the sun
Practice assertion & demand respect & a listening ear from others
Decorate your home with dried flowers in the winter
Hold people accountable to their actions, do not forgive easily
Grow a rose bush or buy roses
Visit an arboretum or large garden
Volunteer for organizations that clean and restore forgotten places-graveyards, empty plots of land, etc
Offer a few dollars to those in need
Wear floral or fruity scents
Spend time outside in the winter too
Don’t let anyone dictate who you can and can’t love
Write poetry, hymns, songs, and/or letters to her
Donate to those who can’t afford a funeral service
Support local farmers & beekeepers
Support those who are grieving especially if they’re financially struggling bc of the loss
Donate to environmentalist organizations to help combat climate change
Make a mood board for her
Make blogs about her, agriculture, cemeteries, seasonal cycles, climate change
When playing video games you can dedicate any agricultural or funeral related actions to her, if you play AC Odyssey you can also visit the Eleusian Temple, the cult center of the Eleusian Mysteries that devoted themselves to Demeter and Persephone & theres also the Temple of Demeter and Kore in Tegea you can visit
Personally i love to represent her duality by having spring & fall decor & items and living things (flowers) & dead(bones, dried flowers), on her sacred space, i also love sugar skulls & skulls with floral designs for her, have statues or artwork of her sacred animals(black rams, bats, deer, all talking birds, monkeys), i have a cockatiel so whenever she sheds a good feather I place it on her shrine, or if i find another antler ill give it to her, my first antler I already had put on Artemis’ shrine, I do have a little figurine of a black ram for her tho. You can also place pomegranate figures or dried pomegranates on her sacred space, as well as her associated stones mentioned earlier. Its best to express her duality, often we focus on Persephone’s Ouranic aspects or even her aspects from before she was Persephone many just think of her as Kore & ignore her chthonic aspects, shes the queen of the underworld, and the lady of the earth & spring, she lives and dies every year, she is so much more complex & multifaceted she isnt just demeters daughter or Hades Wife, it’s important to understand & embrace her complex duality nature
