In the midst of the harshness of winter, many can’t help but remember the original myth of Persephone and Hades. However, many romantic retellings villainize or dismiss Demeter’s grief as a mother.

Persephone was the daughter of Demeter, the Goddess of the harvest, and lived with her mother on the Island of Sicily. A volcano on the island erupted and Hades emerged from his underworld kingdom.

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Ask the children what they know about Greek myth. Talk about the gods and goddesses and what the Ancient Greeks believed about them. Find Greece on a map. This is where our story takes place.