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In the foundational text, the Homeric Hymn to Demeter (c. 650 BCE), the marriage is an arranged abduction. Hades asked his brother, Zeus, if he could marry his daughter, Persephone. Zeus agrees to the arranged marriage, unbeknownst to the chosen bride, and tells Hades to keep this discreet as to not upset Demeter, Persephone's mother. This is because the Goddess of Agriculture would have denied their union. Hades then kidnaps his niece, and marries her, keeping her in the Underworld. When Demeter lost her child, she deprived humans of harvests, causing world famine. Meanwhile, Persephone was terrified and unwilling in the union; leading to what is known as, "The R*pe of Persephone."
After a year, Zeus had no choice but to send Hermes to retrieve Persephone between humans crying to the gods for food and the other greek deities complaining about the lack of sacrifices from people. When the Guide of Souls found her, he described her as Hades' "shy mate, strongly reluctant" because she deeply missed her mother and wanted to leave. Hermes then requested Persephone be freed. Hades begrudgingly agreed, but not before forcing Persephone to eat the seed of a pomegranate, or tricking her into taking it by sneaking it into her pocket. Having his bride eat or take the food of the Underworld linked her to the realm forever. Hades did this believing she wouldn't return to his side otherwise, even if he thought Persephone was only to return to the Human World for a short time to comfort her mother.
Once Persephone was reunited with her mother, Demeter immediately knew something was wrong. She could sense her child was now bound to the Underworld and must return to it. However, after making a fuss, a compromise was reached. Persephone would then be allowed to return to the Mortal Realm for half a year, then live in the Underworld for the other half. Regardless, whenever mother and daughter were together, spring and summer would return to earth. While apart, autumn and winter would consume the world due to the grieving mother. This is how the four seasons came about.
