Persephone

**Persephone (Περσεφόνη),** born **Kore**, is the Goddess of Spring, the only daughter of Demeter (making her a direct descendant of the 6 Traitors Dynasty), older sister to A Horse (Arion, not mentioned in any episodes), the heiress to the Barley Mother fortune, wife of Hades, and the Queen of the Underworld.

* Season 3
* Season 2 (Pt. 1)
* Season 1
* True Form
* Titan-Sized
* Child
* Infant

## Persephone

### Nickname

* Kore (Former name; by Demeter, Hades, Ares, and Daphne)
* Pinky (by Zeus)
* Prosperina (Alias)
* Sweetness (by Hades)
* Little Goddess (by Hades
 and "Hermes")
* Goddess (by Hades and Hera)
* Persie (by Artemis and Apollo)
* Perse (by Hermes, Artemis and Ares)
* Princess (by Thanatos)
* My Perfect, Beautiful Angel Child (by Demeter)
* Kore-Cob (by Demeter and Hestia)
* Divine One (by mortals)
* Little Bean (by Demeter)
* Little Dove (by Hera)
* Miss Perfect (by Minthe)
* My Duchess (by Eros)
* Miss Kore (by Hades)
* My Lady (by Underworld Staff)
* My Wife (by Hades)
* Precious Treasure (by Demeter)
* Lady Tyrant (by Thetis)
* My beautiful future wife (by Hades)

### Age

* 19 (at debut)
* 20 (as of episode 107)
* 30 (as of episode 191)

### Specialty

Queen of the Underworld
 Goddess of Spring

### Residence

Underworld (Currently)
Mortal Realm (Formerly)
Olympus (Formerly)

### Occupation

* Queen of the Underworld
* Intern at Underworld Corp (Formerly)
* Former College Student (Formerly)
* Prospective Member of The Goddesses of Eternal Maidenhood (Formerly)
* Interim Goddess of the Harvest and the Earth (Formerly)

## Biographical Information

### Family

**Parents:**
Demeter (Creator/"Mother")
**Siblings:**
A Horse (name unknown) (Half-Brother)
**Children:**
Thanatos (Step-Son)
Dionysus (Adopted Son/Nephew through Zeus)
**Extended Family:**
Poseidon (Brother-in-law)
Amphitrite (Sister-in-law through Poseidon)
Kronos (Father-in-law)
Rhea (Mother-in-law)
Poseidon's Son (Nephew through Poseidon)
Athena (Niece through Zeus)
Eris (Niece through Zeus)
Hephaestus (Nephew through Zeus)
Ares (Nephew through Zeus)
Hebe (Niece through Zeus)
Artemis (Niece through Zeus)
Apollo (Nephew through Zeus)
Aiakos, Minos, and Rhadamanthus (Nephews through Zeus)
Eros (Grandnephew through Zeus)
Asclepius (Great-Grandnephew through Zeus)

## Physical Description

### Sex

Female

Raised in the Mortal Realm, Persephone moved to Olympus to study biochemistry theory at a prestigious university, attending it via a scholarship she earned for being a candidate for The Goddesses of Eternal Maidenhood. She is the female protagonist of Lore Olympus.

## Appearance

Persephone is a petite and curvy young woman with pink skin, pink eyes, and pink hair. She has been described as being extremely beautiful, even rivalling Aphrodite in various circumstances. Her hair, which dissolves into flower petals when cut, is connected to her emotional state -- growing abnormally fast in moments of extreme stress or excitement. She can control the length of her hair when calm, but usually prefers to keep her hair cut short into a pixie cut. When sufficiently angry, both her sclera and irises turn a deep red.

A halo of flowers will often appear on her head when she is feeling certain emotions, such as love or happiness. When angered, a crown of red thorns will usually appear instead. It appears that different species of flowers represent different emotions.

Her wardrobe consists largely of white and pastel pink, although recently has begun to include shades of green as well, and even more recently, black and even dark shades of blue.

In an image produced by the Fates in Episode 75, she is shown as the future Queen of the Underworld, and has long hair, red eyes, a large black crown, long black earrings, and a black gown.

## Personality

Persephone is a sweet and bubbly young adult learning how to live on her own on Olympus. At the start of the story, she hadn't experienced much of Olympus itself due to her overprotective mother, Demeter. Due to her naivety, she is often prone to trouble because other Gods and Goddesses take advantage of her. At times, she can lack confidence in herself, not knowing if the path her mother has chosen for her is the right one.

Persephone loves animals, baking, nature and is extremely friendly and outgoing. She can be best described as an optimist, always seeing things for what they could be. Despite her inexperience with much of the world, Persephone demonstrates intelligence by showing a great deal of academic prowess and proficiency in different activities, including chess and competitive swimming.

Despite her innocent aura, there is a particularly darker side to Persephone's personality. She is capable of expressing rightful hatred towards someone who has done her wrong, such as Apollo, whom she utterly loathes for forcing himself on her. In addition, when grabbed by a disguised Hera posing as a journalist, she briefly lost her temper and tightly grabbed her back in anger (on account of being repeatedly grabbed by Apollo, Thanatos, and a shade in Tartarus respectively in the span of one day.) Ares claims that next to Hera, Persephone is the "angriest of the gods." In another instance, on realizing that she was deceived by Ares, she was so outraged at being taken advantage of that she called on her mother. Demeter proceeded to beat the war god with a pitchfork, with Persephone grinning with devious glee.
The most notable example of Persephone's capability for wrath is also the reason why her name became "Persephone," meaning "Bringer of Death". Upon witnessing her nymph companions' deaths at the hands of a group of disrespectful mortals, Persephone attempted to ask them to stop. She was pushed and mocked by them, the mortals doubting her abilities as a deity and calling her a "minor goddess". The sorrow and trauma unleashed the "feeling", causing her to lose consciousness and murder the mortals. This caused an emotional instability in Persephone, stemming from a panic attack and resulting in physical changes.

However, Persephone appears to greatly regret this event. She seeks out Hades to ask him if mortals can be brought back from the dead, citing that they have family that misses them. She shows greater empathy for their plight than the majority of the other Gods, as Hades explains that mortals are "a dime a dozen." Persephone even sneaks on the shores of Acheron to give the waiting shades enough money to cross the river into the Underworld. When Hades later admonishes her for this, she argues with him about his cruel system.

Even after ten years, Persephone's core personality is still the same. However, she's grown more of a backbone and is more in control of herself, her powers, and her independence. She knows how to raise her voice when there is a need, and in general, is kind as long as you do not disrespect her.

## Powers and Abilities

* Persephone is the Goddess of Spring and is also implied to be a fertility Goddess. Mortals on the shores of Acheron assume she has the capability of blessing good health and fortune on other mortals.
* Like her mother, she has the ability to bring spring to the Mortal Realm. Persephone can conjure flowers, plants, and even full forests regardless of the location. She's capable of creating life in Tartarus, where nothing is meant to live.
* Persephone's hair can grow to great lengths depending on her emotional state. Once cut, the strands burst into petals. In times of stress or great emotion, a flower crown (or a crown of red thorns if angry) will materialize on her head. Occasionally, her body can grow leaves from her shoulders and hips. Her hair has been shown to be prehensile.
* When feeling uncontrollable, strong emotions, she can cause mass blooming of flowering plants. Although it is unknown how far-reaching this ability is, it appears to encompass a wide radius.
* She has the capability of flight.
* She's capable of healing the wounds of Gods and presumably mortals. Persephone is unaware of possessing this ability.
* Persephone is able to shape-shift, first seen when she took the form of a pink butterfly to spy on Hades. Persephone is also able to spontaneously produce butterflies, although it is unknown if they are alive or just light-based illusions. When over-excited, she can transform into a cloud of butterflies, which first occurs during her and Hades' first kiss, transporting her away from Hades temporarily.
* Persephone is proficient in wielding a scythe as a weapon.
* Persephone is capable of augmenting her height to Titan level size. She did this once during her act of wrath and had no control over it due to the "feeling" taking over her powers. The second time was after becoming Queen of the Underworld, where she had full control of her abilities.
* Though Persephone cannot yet control this ability, she has been shown to be able to "curse" beings by turning them into plants. She first displays this ability when she transforms Minthe into a mint plant in a fit of rage. As of Episode 192, Persephone has reversed Minthe's transformation, albeit off-screen.
* As Queen of the Underworld, Persephone's abilities have shown to be greatly enhanced, to the point where she can create an entire new ecosystem in Underworld; rivers, lakes, mountains, forests, and even mortal buildings.
* Persephone can summon hordes of bees from her mouth, as demonstrated from her battle with Kronos.
* In her Dread Queen form, she can wield Hades' bident to utilize the powers of the Underworld, such as giving Tartarus a physical form.
* Due to her newly achieved status as Queen of the Underworld, Persephone can now make fire as Hades can.

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## Trivia

* Hades and Persephone's Important Milestones: ￼
	+ First Meeting- Episode 114 (Flashback)
	+ First Hug- Episode 40
	+ First Kiss- Episode 110
	+ First Dance- Episode 157
	+ Officially Dating- Episode 208
	+ Engaged- Episode 231
	+ Wedding- Episode 234
* Unlike in the original myths, Persephone has no father. Instead, she was created solely by her mother, and is therefore not related to Zeus or Hades. ￼
* The Minthe and Persephone image is based off the infamous Jayne Mansfield and Sophia Loren photo.
* Persephone's birthday is on the first day of spring. ￼
* While her birth name Kore means "Maiden," her new name Persephone means "Bringer of Death."
* Persephone is a vegetarian.
* Persephone obtains her hair comb from Hades in Episode 42.
* It's more than likely that Ares was her first kiss, as she stated he wasn't her ideal choice, but she was curious.
* In Episode 75, she reveals she doesn't have her ears pierced but wishes to have them done. Later on, in Episode 191, she is shown to have pierced ears.
* In Episode 131, Persephone reveals that her version of spring that Hades saw during a trip to the Mortal Realm was a onetime event that got her into a lot of trouble with Demeter.
* According to the LO Q&A in 2018, Persephone's favorite drink is fancy syrups and soda.
* When Thanatos was describing Persephone to Helios, Helios at first mistook her for Rhea.
* Persephone's outfit in episode 152 was inspired by a poisonous mushroom called "destroying angel".
* In volume one of the novelizations, a bonus chapter reveals that the fur coat Hades gave Persephone was only rejected by Hera because she saw a vision of Hades getting married to Persephone. However, Hera is unable to see it was Persephone and she lies to Hades that she didn't like the coat. In reality, she felt the coat will be significant for him and his bride in the future.

## References

1. ↑ Lore Olympus - Episode 30
2. ↑ Lore Olympus - Episode 107
3. ↑ Lore Olympus - Episode 192
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5. ↑ Wikipedia:Jayne Mansfield-Sophia Loren photo
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7. ↑ Lore Olympus - Episode 47
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