Demeter and Persephone: The Greek Myth That Gave Birth to the Seasons
In the earliest age of the world, when gods still shaped the destiny of mortals with their hands and voices, there lived Persephone, only daughter of Demeter, goddess of grain, fertility, and the generous earth. Persephone was beloved not only by her mother but by the land itself. Wherever she walked, flowers lifted their heads, and wherever her laughter rang,