AnswersDrivePersephone's weaknesses are that she is easily tempted by something she desires (Evslin). Her beauty is also a weakness, for it attracts the unwanted attention of Hades (Regula). A drawing of Persephone, showing one of her weaknesses, temptation, as she holds a pomegranate. "Persephone The Greek Goddess."
What is Persephone's weapon?
Weapons She was the queen of the Underworld, and had the power of germination of seeds, but she didn't have a weapon of any kind. Special Items Mint and Pomegranate are sacred to her. Symbols Spring, wreath of flowers worn in hair, torch, reeds, waterfalls, rivers.
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Who does Persephone love?
Hera, who no doubt knew that Zeus had already had six different lovers, spurned his romantic overtures. However, Hades fell in love with Persephone in a heartbeat. That was because Aphrodite, the goddess of love, wanted to prove to her son, Eros, that she could make anyone fall in love.
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How long does Persephone have to stay in the underworld?
Thus the lovely maiden Persephone became the rightful wife of Hades and Queen of the Underworld. During the six months that Persephone spent in the Underworld, her mother was sad and not in the mood to deal with harvest. Thus she would leave the Earth to decline.
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What is the meaning of Persephone?
Meaning unknown, probably of Pre-Greek origin, but perhaps related to Greek περθω (pertho) "to destroy" and φονη (phone) "murder". In Greek myth she was the daughter of Demeter and Zeus. She was abducted to the underworld by Hades, but was eventually allowed to return to the surface for part of the year.
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How did Hades kidnap Persephone?
Hades, god of the Underworld, fell in love with Persephone and wanted her as his bride. His brother Zeus consented to the marriage—or at least refused to oppose it. Yet he warned Hades that Demeter would never approve this coupling, for she would not want her daughter spirited off to a sunless world.
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What is a Persephone?
PERSEPHONE was the goddess queen of the underworld, wife of the god Haides (Hades). She was also the goddess of spring growth, who was worshipped alongside her mother Demeter in the Eleusinian Mysteries. Persephone was titled Kore (Core) (the Maiden) as the goddess of spring's bounty.
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How many seeds of the pomegranate did Persephone eat?
But, because Persephone had eaten six pomegranate seeds, it was decided that for six months of each year, she must return to the underworld with Hades, on Mabon, and winter would come to the world. In spring she would once again return to her mother, allowing the earth to bloom.
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Who is Persephone in Greek mythology?
Persephone, Latin Proserpina or Proserpine, in Greek religion, daughter of Zeus, the chief god, and Demeter, the goddess of agriculture; she was the wife of Hades, king of the underworld.
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Why is the pomegranate a symbol of Hades?
The Pomegranate as a Symbol. Almost all the great religions of the world have sanctified the pomegranate and ascribed manifold meanings to it. The mythology of ancient Greece regarded this fruit as the symbol of life, marnage and rebirth in the abduction story of Persephone by Hades, the god of the underworld.
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What is Demeter the god of?
Demeter was the goddess of corn, grain, and the harvest. She was the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. It was believed that Demeter made the crops grow each year; thus the first loaf of bread made from the annual harvest was offered to her.
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What is Hades the goddess of?
Greek god of the underworld. In Greek mythology, Hades, the god of the underworld, was a son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. He had three sisters, Demeter, Hestia, and Hera, as well as two brothers, Poseidon and Zeus, the youngest of the three. The war lasted for ten years and ended with the victory of the younger gods.
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What is the myth of Ares?
Greek God of War. Ares is the god of war, one of the Twelve Olympian gods and the son of Zeus and Hera. In literature Ares represents the violent and physical untamed aspect of war, which is in contrast to Athena who represents military strategy and generalship as the goddess of intelligence.
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Who killed Ares the god of war?
Ares fled to Mt. Olympus, forcing the Trojans to fall back. When Hera mentioned to Zeus that Ares's son, Ascalaphus, was killed, Ares overheard and wanted to join the fight on the side of the Achaeans, disregarding Zeus's order that no Olympic god should enter the battle, but Athena stopped him (XV.110–128).
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Is Kratos really in Greek mythology?
In Greek mythology, Kratos or Cratos (Ancient Greek: Κράτος ("Power")) is the son of Pallas and Styx; he and his siblings Nike ("Victory"), Bia ("Force"), and Zelus ("Zeal") are all essentially personifications.
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Can Zeus die?
Near the end of Wrath of the Titans, Ares is killed in a confrontation with Perseus, while Zeus is wounded by Kronos. As of Wrath of the Titans, before dying, Zeus declared there will be no more sacrifices and no more Gods. His statement is true, as Hades, the only known god with visible whereabouts is now powerless.
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What is Loki God of?
Loki (Old Norse [ˈloki], Modern Icelandic [ˈl?ːk?], often Anglicized as /ˈlo?ki/) is a god in Norse mythology. By the jötunn Angrboða, Loki is the father of Hel, the wolf Fenrir, and the world serpent Jörmungandr. By his wife Sigyn, Loki is the father of Narfi and/or Nari.
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What is Thor's Hammer made out of?
In Marvel continuity, Mjolnir is forged by Dwarven blacksmiths, and is composed of the fictional Asgardian metal uru. The side of the hammer carries the inscription "Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor."
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Is Vibranium stronger than Thor's hammer?
In Marvel Ultimate Alliance game Thor states that uru is harder than adamantium. BUT Mjolnir was made from enchanted uru that was stronger than raw material: Adamantium is NOT the strongest (aside from those 2) - Vibranium/steel alloy that Captain America's shield is made of is stronger.
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Can Magneto lift Thor's hammer?
Since Magneto can manipulate magnetic fields, he would be able to move the hammer no matter where it locked itself into place. He can lift it, if deemed worthy by Odin. Actually, the most fitting scenerio might be that he can lift it, but still can't wield the hammer's power, i.e. do the things Thor does with it.