Persephone

Persephone (/pərˈsɛfəniː/ pər-SEF-ə-nee; 
Greek: Περσεφόνη), also called Kore is the 
daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She becomes the 
queen of the underworld through her abduction by 
Hades, the god of the underworld. The myth of her 
abduction represents her function as the personification 
of vegetation, which shoots forth in spring and withdraws 
into the earth after harvest; hence, she is also associated 
with spring as well as the fertility of vegetation. In some 
versions, Persephone is the mother of Zeus' son Dionysus, 
(or Iacchus, and/or Zagreus, as a result of their identification 
with Dionysus). Persephone was commonly worshipped 
along with Demeter and with the same mysteries. 
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Category:Olympians
Category:Children of Zeus
Category:Children of Demeter
Category:Underworld Deities