Krokos and Withy

* Adults
* Children

**Krokos** and **Withy** were two flower nymphs that Persephone created as a child. They were Persephone's first friends, and acted as her handmaidens before their deaths at the hands of mortals. Their deaths were the catalyst behind Persephone's act of wrath.

## Appearance

Both flowers nymphs had hot pink hair and skin with blotches of blue, and large, pointed ears. One of them appeared slightly taller than the other.

## Background

As a child, Persephone created the two in a special garden designed specifically for flower nymph restoration. From then on, the three were nearly inseparable, and would go on to do almost everything together, including sleeping. Although she loved her friends dearly, Demeter gave them a role as chaperones. Persephone would try to sneak away from them at times when she wished to be alone, but could never escape them for long. After getting into a heated argument with her mother, the duo attempted to comfort Persephone, who yelled at them to leave her alone. Seconds after screaming at them, she witnessed their sudden deaths.

Persephone found mortals trespassing on her mother's sacred land and uprooting the flowering plants, to which the lives of the nymphs were tied to. As Persephone attempted to reason with them, they mocked her and pushed her to the ground. Persephone, overwhelmed by the "feeling," committed an act of wrath by killing the mortal that mocked her. After coming to her senses, Persephone, horrified at what she had done, grew to a huge size, accidentally killing more mortals as she begged for help. Persephone would be haunted by her actions and by Krokos and Withy's deaths, but kept quiet about that day in fear of Demeter, Hermes, and herself getting into trouble.

When her act of wrath is revealed and Demeter and Persephone are put on trial, Hades points out how their deaths were seemingly never public knowledge, which made it seem as though Persephone had committed her act of wrath without any cause. As Persephone remembers them, she and Demeter are brought to tears and the former admits she tries not to think of them as it pains her.

## Personality

While there is little known about Krokos and Withy, they have been shown to be very loyal and loving towards Persephone. They also appear to be very clingy, to the point where Persephone sometimes resented them for never giving her a moment to be alone.

## Relationships

### Friends

#### Persephone

Persephone created Krokos and Withy as a child and from then on, the three were always together. They shared a strong bond and although Persephone loved them like sisters, she often wished to have time alone and would attempt to escape them to no avail. After a fight with Demeter, the two nymphs followed Persephone to comfort her. Out of anger, Persephone yelled at the two to leave her alone. Seconds after, Persephone witnessed their deaths, bringing her to tears. Persephone ran off to discover mortals had uprooted their plants, to which flower nymph lives are connected to. Their deaths would lead Persephone to unintentionally commit an act of wrath and kill many mortals in anger and confusion. Their deaths and her act of wrath haunted Persephone even after she arrived in Olympus to start school. Once in Olympus, Persephone would frequently bring up her home life in the Mortal Realm, explaining she was unused to the lack of closeness between people.

When her act of wrath is revealed and Demeter and Persephone are put on trial, Hades points out how their deaths were seemingly never public knowledge, which made it seem as though Persephone had committed her act of wrath without any cause. As Persephone remembers them, she is brought to tears and admits she tries not to think of them as it causes her pain.

#### Demeter

Although there is very little information regarding their relationship, Demeter is shown to be crying when remember their deaths at the trial which indicates that like Persephone, she was close and heartbroken to hear about their deaths.

## Trivia

* As the two are always together and they were not named until Episode 181, it is unknown which nymph is which.
* "Krokos" is the name of a Greek town famous for the production of saffron, a spice derived from a variety of crocus flower. "Withy" is another word for a willow tree.