Homeric Hymn to Demeter

Homer began his song revealing to his audience that Hades had permission from Zeus to abduct Persephone, daughter of Zeus and Demeter. One day, a glorious narcissus sent by Earth to lure Persephone to her abduction while she was playing and gathering flowers with the daughters of Oceanus. With curiosity Persephone reached for the flower; and at once, Hades sprang from the earth and grabbed her into his car pulled by deathless horses. She cried …

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