Greek goddess who later in life was known by the name Persephone Queen of the Underworld. Kore and Demeter are thought as two faces of the same goddess, and with Persephone make up the triple goddess: Kore “the Maiden”, Demeter “Earth/Barley Mother”, and Persephone “Destroyer of Light”. The three all together make up the whole cycle of life from birth to death.
When Kore was still a girl Hades chose her to be his wife in the underworld, with permission from her father Zeus. Demeter was in such grief that she rejected the world of the gods to live among humankind. Due to her great sorrow, Demeter withheld her gift of fertility allowing no crops to grow. This made Zeus finally give the command that Hades return Kore to her mother, but it was too late Kore was bound to the Underworld.
In compromise Kore would spend one-third of the year in The Land of the Dead and two-thirds on Earth with her mother. This produces the seasons, for when Kore was in the Underworld a dark cd winter descended the earth. When Kore was home warm returned to the world and flower spring forth in joy.
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