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Bookmark or Share- Persephone – MythopediaPersephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the wife of Hades, and the queen of the Underworld. Her most important myth tells of how Hades abducted her, then tricked her into eating something in the Underworld so that she could never leave. Not even her mother, Demeter, could bring her home.
- Triptolemus – MythopediaBut Demeter always came to Triptolemus’ rescue, defending his life and ensuring that pretenders and bandits did not get their hands on his mythical vehicle. Fragment of the "Great Eleusinian Relief" showing Demeter (left) and Persephone (right) with the young Triptolemus (center), Roman copy (ca. 27 BCE–14 CE) after a Greek original (ca ...
- Arion – MythopediaIn the standard tradition, Arion was the child of Poseidon and Demeter, two powerful Olympian gods (and, incidentally, brother and sister). In a strange and rather complicated twist, neither of these gods was quite themselves at the time of Arion’s conception, with Poseidon having taken the form of a stallion and Demeter appearing as either a ...
- Rhea - MythopediaRhea married her younger brother Cronus, and together they had six children: Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon and Zeus. By way of her children's extensive sexual liaisons, Rhea was grandmother to a significant portion of the Greek pantheon, including Ares, Hephaestus, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Hermes, and Dionysus. Family Tree
- Hecate – MythopediaWhen Persephone’s mother, Demeter, was wandering the earth in search of her daughter, Hecate revealed what she had heard. Unfortunately, she did not know where Persephone had been taken. To find out that crucial piece of information, Hecate sent Demeter to Helios, the god of the sun, who alone could see everything that happened.
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