One Small Narcissus Flower Can Shatter Your World

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The Reason for Seasons Did you ever think that one small narcissus flower could shatter your world? Demeter loved agriculture and watching her daughter play in the flowers, until one day her daughter picked the wrong flower and the God of the underworld, Hades, appeared. Demeter goes into deep depression after her beautiful daughter Persephone is kidnapped. The humans explained the seasons through the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone, the kidnapping, and their seasonal reunion. Demeter's soul filled with joy as the crops grew each day. Demeter and Persephone had always had a close relationship. It was very important to keep Demeter, the kind and respected Goddess of Agriculture, happy so the land would fill with beautiful vibrant colored flowers and luscious green trees on the hillside. As Persephone was skipping around the land enjoying all the flowers, she decided to pick some for her mother. A sweet smelling narcissus flower caught her eye and she just couldn't resist picking it. As she plucked the flower the land split in two. …show more content…

Persephone stood in awe as the dog came running up to her. Most people would be terrified at the sight of a three-headed dog, but Persephone just giggled and pet his heads. Hades watched as the lovely young goddess and his favorite dog played together. Hades immediately fell in love. Making sure nobody was watching, Hades snatched Persephone and Cerberus and descended back into the depths of the underworld. When Demeter discovered that her daughter was missing, she fell into a dark depression; therefore, the land slowly turned a gloomy gray as leaves left the trees and all of the flowers

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