Chapter 262 (Teaser)
Persephone.
The mention of her name shocked Hades into silence, despite only being a remnant of his former self. It was enough to stir up the fragments of his memories. He sat back down on his throne and squeezed his eyes shut, lips trembling.
Leonard had heard that name before.
Persephone, the queen of the Underworld and the daughter of Demeter, the great earth mother, goddess of grain and agriculture.
Everyone who studied the myths of Olympus knew this story. Hades went mad with desire from the moment he laid his eyes on Persephone and kidnapped her, bringing her down to the Underworld and making her his queen.
Even Zeus, the god of the heavens, turned a blind eye to the injustice, so Demeter directed her rage at the entire mortal world, causing decades of blighted harvest.
It must have been really hard to be a human back in those days, Leonard thought to himself. A famine that lasts that long could cause multiple nations to rise and fall. The hunting and harvest seasons only last a few months as it is, but decades of crop failure would have been devastating to the entire natural world.
Eventually, Demeter was able to reunite with her daughter thanks to the mediation of the other gods, but...
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