Persephone/Relationships

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## Family

### Hades

**Hades**: Persephone's husband.
Although Persephone had left Olympus willingly, she was technically forced to come to the Underworld by Zeus. Hades was similarly forced into the situation by his scheming brother, although they been smitten with each other for a while. Hades did his best to give his would-be bride her space. The two would eventually come to love each other genuinely, and she brought a kinder side out of him. However, their relationship eventually faltered, largely due to the death of their newborn son, Zagreus. She left the Underworld, but did not return to Olympus, and Hades left her alone. However, Nyx pulled a favor with the Fates, and had Zagreus revived, but Hades chose to not tell Persephone in a bid to protect them from the Olympians, and concealed Zagreus' true parentage from the boy, even going so to forbid her mention in the House of Hades. When Zagreus brings Persephone back from the surface, she reunites with Hades, and the two slowly patch things up. She encourages her husband to be kinder and more patient with Zagreus, and their subjects.

### Zagreus

**Zagreus**: Persephone's son.
 Persephone spent many years believing that her only child had died in childbirth, only to discover years later that he had been revived by the Fates when he visits her on the surface. Although she was upset that the truth had been hidden from her, she eventually comes to understand that Hades had done this to protect her from the Olympians, and asked Zagreus to stop visiting her. However, Zagreus, who had come to decide he needed his mother in his life, persisted, and convinces her to return to the Underworld with him. From there the two are simply grateful to have the chance to get to know each other, and work together with Hades to resolve the tension between the Olympians and the Chthonic gods. Persephone decides to return to the underworld exclusively for him.

### Melinoë

**Melinoë**: Persephone's daughter.
At some point after the events of the first game, Hades and Persephone had a second child, Melinoë. Their relationship is currently unknown.

### Cerberus

**Cerberus**: Persephone's animal companion.
Cerberus wags his tail at Persephone when she returns. She greets him before even Hades, her own husband, saying that she missed him very much.

## Chthonic Gods

Persephone, in her time as Queen was regarded as a fair and graceful leader to the shades and other Chthonic gods, and thus is fondly remembered by many of the denizens of the Underworld. She recalls that while she was treated kindly, had felt she never quite fit in in the Underworld, but remains nonetheless grateful. When she eventually returns, it becomes a point of celebration, and she eagerly takes on responsibilities in helping Hades and Nyx run the Underworld.

### Nyx

**Nyx**: Persephone's co-manager and close friend.
Persephone greatly respects Nyx, due to the kindness she shared during Persephone's time as queen of the Underworld, and for her role as Zagreus' godmother. She admits to feeling she is unable to measure up to Nyx as a mother, due to having not been present for much of Zagreus' life, but Zagreus assures her that he is happy to have both his mothers in his life. Nyx is very fond of Persephone, considering her to be a respectable, stately woman with a good head on her shoulders. She considers her to be a good influence on Hades and Zagreus, and was instrumental in reuniting the family, something that Persephone is also grateful for.

### Charon

**Charon**: Stygian Boatman.
A kinder side of Charon can be seen when he secretly helps Persephone herself to enter and exit the Underworld, crossing the River Styx. Previously, he also recruited Skelly and Hermes to help Zagreus and Persephone reunite in secret.

### Thanatos

**Thanatos**: Death Incarnate.
Thanatos is the son of his co-manager and best friend Nyx. Their relationship isn't very clear, but it is understood through dialogues with Thanatos that Persephone was a queen admired by all, and Thanatos is no exception. Persephone makes a comment about him, admitting that Zagreus has much better taste in men than she does.

### Megaera

**Megaera**: First of the Furies.
Their relationship hasn't been explored yet, but it's evident that she was popular in the underworld, even with Megaera.

### Dusa and Skelly

**Dusa** and **Skelly**: Duty-Bound Gorgon and Training Dummy.
Their relationship wasn't fully explored, but employee comments suggest that Persephone treated everyone well in the underworld. It's highly likely that they all still miss her. Furthermore, the dedication and devotion of Dusa and Skelly were evident as they devised a plan to bring her back.

## Olympian Gods

Persephone did not get along with her fellow Olympian gods, due to their constant squabbling and scheming. She was so fed up with them, that when Zeus took her to the Underworld, she would have gone willingly, although she admits she probably did not have a choice in the matter regardless.

### Demeter

**Demeter**: Persephone's mother.
Persephone calls her overbearing, controlling (implied to be somewhat similar to the relationship Zagreus and Hades shared) and one of the reasons why she decided to leave Olympus. She spent years avoiding Demeter and the other Olympians, due to the potential ramifications of what could happen if they discovered that Zeus had taken her and she married Hades. It is repeatedly suggested that should Demeter discover the truth about Persephone's abduction, it may lead to war between the Olympian and Chthonic gods, or even the Olympians themselves given Zeus' involvement. When she returned to the Underworld, Persephone discovered the eternal winter her mother had placed upon the Earth. Meanwhile, the loss of Persephone had changed Demeter, turning the once generous goddess of season cold and vengeful. Once Persephone announces herself to the Olympians (with a slightly altered retelling of the events that had transpired to suggest that Persephone had simply run off), Demeter is simply relieved to know her daughter is alive, even if she doesn't approve her husband of choice. From there, Persephone and Demeter reach an agreement where Persephone must spend 6 months of the year on Olympus, and spend the rest of her time with her husband and son. Humbled by having lost her daughter before due to her harsh treatment, Demeter seems to have softened up on Persephone significantly and, whenever Persephone is in the Underworld, regularly asks Zagreus to send her regards.

### Zeus

**Zeus**: Persephone's brother-in-law.
He's the only one who knows why she disappeared because he was the one who kidnapped her in the first place and has no intention of letting Demeter or the other Olympians find out. He even goes along with Persephone's lie that she ran away with Hades just to keep that secret. Persephone admits to Zagreus, that when Zeus took her to the Underworld, she would have gone willingly, although she admits she probably did not have a choice in the matter regardless.

### Hermes

**Hermes**: Persephone's foster cousin.
He knows all of Persephone and Zeus' plan. He helped her return to the Underworld again, and he's also hiding the fact that Charon was the one who arranged for him and Skelly to help Zagreus find her. After it's decided Persephone is to spend half the year on Olympus, Hermes is the one who guides her there.