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The daughter of [[Demeter]] and [[Zeus]], and the wife of [[Hades]], Persephone ruled the realm of [[Elysium]] alongside her friend [[Hekate]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium|Fields of Elysium]]''</ref>
The daughter of [[Demeter]] and [[Zeus]], and the wife of [[Hades]], Persephone ruled the realm of [[Elysium]] alongside her friend [[Hekate]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium|Fields of Elysium]]''</ref>


==History==
==Biography==
Once upon a time Hades, the Greek god of the underworld, stole Persephone to his kingdom with the intent to marry her.<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
As the daughter of Demeter, Persephone was known simply as Kore. When Hades, the Greek god of the underworld, stole Persephone to marry her, she came to be known as Persephone.<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>


==Legacy and influence==
==Legacy and influence==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%81%CE%B7 Κόρη] (''kórē'') is a Greek word meaning 'maiden, girl, bride'.
*[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%81%CE%B7 Κόρη] (''kórē'') is a Greek word meaning 'maiden, girl, bride'.
*The etymology of Persephone is obscure, but may be related to the Greek words [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/πέρθω πέρθω] (''pérthō''), meaning 'to destroy', and [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/φόνος φόνος] (''phónos''), meaning 'murder'.
*Her headgear is based on the {{wiki|Attic helmet}}.
*Her headgear is based on the {{wiki|Attic helmet}}.


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ACOD_FoE_Persephone.jpg|Persephone on her throne in Elysium
ACOD_FoE_Persephone.jpg|Persephone on her throne in Elysium
ACOd-TFoA-Persephonecrownless-StephanieChafe.jpg|Models of Persephone without her headgear
ACOd-TFoA-Persephonecrownless-StephanieChafe.jpg|Models of Persephone without her headgear
ACOd-mural-PersephoneHades.jpg|Mural depicting Persephone and Hades
ACOd-mural-PersephoneHades.jpg|A 5th century BCE mural depicting Persephone and Hades
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Persephone, also called Kore, was an Isu, revered as the Greek goddess of the underworld, springtime, flowers, and blooming.

The daughter of Demeter and Zeus, and the wife of Hades, Persephone ruled the realm of Elysium alongside her friend Hekate.[1]

Biography

As the daughter of Demeter, Persephone was known simply as Kore. When Hades, the Greek god of the underworld, stole Persephone to marry her, she came to be known as Persephone.[2]

Legacy and influence

The Sanctuary of Eleusis within the Sacred Plains of Demeter in Attika was a central location for the worship of Persephone and Demeter, and in the Telesterion people annually participated in the Eleusinian Mysteries, initiation practices into their cult. In Athens, a statue featuring Persephone and her mother stood watch over the road leading from the acropolis to the Sanctuary of Eleusis.[2]

Trivia

  • Κόρη (kórē) is a Greek word meaning 'maiden, girl, bride'.
  • The etymology of Persephone is obscure, but may be related to the Greek words πέρθω (pérthō), meaning 'to destroy', and φόνος (phónos), meaning 'murder'.
  • Her headgear is based on the Attic helmet.

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References

  1. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyFields of Elysium
  2. 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey