Fun Facts: Greek Mythology Explains the Season

Credits – Alexis Landau

By: Vaericia Meno

According to ancient Greek myth, autumn began when Persephone, the goddess of the harvest, was abducted by Hades to be the queen of the underworld. Her mother, Demeter, grew so grief-stricken and angry that she let all the crops die until Persephone returned.

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