I just love the myth of Persephone, i mean the real, original version of it, because itās not like she got kidnapped, no, this bitch was la-de-da-ing in a meadow and she just happened to find an entrance to the Underworld and she was likeĀ āImma check this outā. And she just wanders into the Underworld and discovers that hey this place aināt too bad.
Meanwhile Hades is in the backgroundĀ ā????? UM??? PRETTY GIRL??? WHY ARE YOU HERE?????? YOU ARENāT DEAD???āĀ
And Persephone (who was originally called Kore just a little fyi) just looked at him and saidĀ āI like it here. Iām staying.ā
And Hades kinda just went with it, until Demeter started throwing the temper tantrum of the millenium upstairs and Zeus had to intervene because this shit was getting out of hand and its actually his job to be admistrator of justice. Which considering the shit heĀ gets up to is kinda histerical but thatās another story there.Ā
And basically Persephone wasnāt a prisoner or kidnap victim at all she just really loved the Underworld and her (eventual) husband, and the Greeks feared her arguably more than her husband because Hades could be reasoned with but Persephone was the one laying the smack down on sinners, and really, who wouldnāt be at least a little scared of someone whoās name means something along the lines ofĀ āthe destroyerā
Basically, Persephone is amazing and everbody needs to get on her level
i think the best part of that myth is that Zeus decided to change Koreās name to Persephone (basically āthe one who brings chaosā) only because she wanted to stay in the underworld and SHE WOULDNāT FUCKING LISTEN then Zeus, all-mighty king of the gods, kinda gives up and goesĀ āfine, but youāre going to visit your momāĀ āalso, I changed your nameāĀ āget rektā
Also, if Iām not mistaken, Kore means ālittle girlā so imagine going from that toĀ āchaos bringerā
I mean, going from little girl to chaos bringer sounds like a p solid deal to me, sign me up.
This may not be the version of the myth thatās commonly known and taught. But is is the original, from before it was altered to scare Greek/Roman girls into submission. Persephone was a badass bitch.
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