Hades (Pluto, and also Dis), the god of the underworld, stole Persephone and took her to his domain, the Underworld.
In Greek mythology, Persephone (in Roman, her name was Proserpina) was the goddess of fertility, and the daughter of Zeus (Jupiter) and Demeter (Ceres). Hades (Pluto, and also Dis), the god of the underworld, stole her,as pictured here in this 1917 illustration, and carried her off to his domain in the Underworld. Demeter later convinced him to allow Persephone to return to the upper world for part of the year. Because Hades had tricked her into eating pomegranate seeds (some say 4, some say 6), she had to remain in the underworld for part of the time (the months equivalent to the number of seeds she ate). When she returns to earth, the plants blossom and it is springtime. And, so the cycle of seasons depends on her mother's mood - happy when she is on earth and sad when she is in the underworld.
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