Persephone 珀耳塞福涅

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Persephone (Greek περσεφόνη, classical Greek persephónē, Modern Greek persefóni) was the queen of the underworld, the kore or young maiden, and the daughter of Demeter. Proserpina is the roman equivalent of Persephone. The name Persephone means "she who destroys the light."
Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Demeter is the goddess of harvest, fertility of the earth and the seasons. Persephone was such a beautiful young woman that everyone loved her; even Hades (king of the underworld) wanted her for himself.
One day, Persephone was accompanied by the Oceanside, collecting flowers on the plain of Enna. (According to the Homeric hymn to Demeter, Athena and Artemis were also there picking flowers). Somehow Persephone managed to wander away from her companions, and picked the narcissus amongst all the flowers that are blossoming. The earth suddenly opened and Hades rose up from the gap and abducted her. None but Zeus, and the all-seeing sun, Helios, had noticed it. Some version of the story said that Zeus gave permission for Hades to marry Persephone, while never mentioned it to either Persephone or Demeter.
Broken-hearted, Demeter wandered the earth, looking for her daughter until Helios revealed what had happened. Demeter was so angry that she withdrew herself in loneliness, and the earth ceased to be fertile. Knowing this could not continue much longer, Zeus sent Hermes down to Hades to make him release Persephone. Hades grudgingly agreed, but before she went back he gave Persephone a pomegranate (or the seeds of a pomegranate, according to some sources). When she later ate three pomegranate seeds, it bound her to underworld forever. Persephone had to stay in the underworld there one-third of the year. The other months she stayed with her mother.
When Persephone was in Hades (underworld), Demeter refused to let anything grow and winter began. This myth is a symbol of the budding and dying of nature. In the Eleusinian mysteries, this happening was celebrated in Honor of Demeter and Persephone, who was known in this cult as kore.
   
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[ 本帖最后由 木子李 于 2008-10-21 16:01 编辑 ]

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泊尔塞福涅（希腊περσεφόνη，古典、现代希腊persephónē）是冥间王后，科莱或年轻的处女，和德墨胒耳的女儿。普罗塞耳皮娜是与泊尔塞福涅同等地位的人。泊尔塞福涅这个名字的意思是：她是摧毁光明的人。
泊尔塞福涅是宙斯和德墨逆耳的女儿。德墨逆耳是丰收女神，也掌管土地肥沃和四季。泊尔塞福涅是一个很漂亮的年轻妇女，许多人都喜欢她，甚至包括哈迪斯（冥王）也想独自拥有她。
一天，泊尔塞福涅在海边散步，收集Enna平原边的花朵。（据Demeter的冯何诗歌，Athena 和Atremis 也在摘花）。不知怎么的Persephone 试图甩开同伴，独自去寻摘盛开的全部水仙花。突然间，地面裂开了，哈迪斯从裂缝中升起来，诱骗了Persephone。除了宙斯和万视的Helios，没有人注意到他。其他另一些版本的故事说的是宙斯允许哈迪斯娶Persephone，然而却没有把这个消息告诉Persephone 和 Demeter.Demeter伤心至极，以至于在地面徘徊着寻找她的女儿，直到Helios揭露了事情的真相。Demeter很生气以至于将自己从寂寞中收回，然后土地再也不肥沃了。知道不能再这样继续下去，宙斯把Hermes送下去给哈迪斯来解救ersephone，哈迪斯很不情愿的答应了，但是在Persephone回去之前，哈迪斯给了她一个石榴（据一些来源，也许是一个石榴籽）。当Persephone吃下三颗石榴籽之后，石榴籽竟然将Persephone永远的困在了地下。Persephone不得不每年在地下呆上4个月，其余的8个月和她妈妈在一起。
在Persephone和哈迪斯在一起（在冥界）的时间里，Demeter拒绝让任何东西生长，冬天开始了。这个神话是自然界中萌发和枯萎的象征。在希腊神话中，这个故事是用来庆祝歌颂Demeter 和Persephone的，就像kore一样在祭拜中被人铭记。