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Abduction of Persephone

Myth & story

The kore tale of Hades’ seizure and Demeter’s search. Not descent as a generic underworld word, and not every spring-return motif alone.

Hellenic religion

  • Abduction of Persephone appears in Hellenic religion.

    The Homeric Hymn to Demeter tells the kore’s seizure by Hades and Demeter’s search — the Persephone abduction episode. A named Hellenic episode in that hymn, not descent as a generic underworld word and not every spring-return motif.

    from Anonymous (Homeric hymn) · Homeric Hymn to Demeter, c. 7th–6th century BCE

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