I am Persephone” she said, her voice thin and papery. “Welcome, demigods.Nico squashed a pomegranate under his boot. “Welcome? After last time, you’ve got the nerve to welcome me?”I shifted uneasily, because talking that way...

Lost in Hell,-Persephone,Take her head upon your knee;Say to her, “My dear, my dear,It is not so dreadful here.

Aiden was staring. So was Caleb, although he looked like he was quite used to all this…woman on display. Hell, even I was staring.She crossed the hall, her long legs parting the chiffon of her...

With love, you don’t even need butter on your bread; without it, an elaborate feast is necessary to make you come to the table.

Persephone is just a name for a spirit of beauty at a certain time in history. I’m sure we could argue a biblical place for her if it matters. Your wife has the name of...

It matters to ourselves, of course, but it matters terribly to other people. Moral failure or spiritual failure or whatever you call it, makes such a vicious circle… It seems as if when we love...

It had to unleash some invisible magic, he thought; Hades and Persephone, joining together again within these black and holy stone walls, for the first time in millennia. As they indulged in enjoying one another,...

Queer, how her own desperate need of light seemed to throw such brilliance over the affairs of the members of her family. She carried her need like a many-batteried pocket spotlight, illuminating emotional corners in...

What the myth founds is a double existence between the upper world and the underworld: a dimension of death is introduced into life, and a dimension of life is introduced into death.

You are a queen;don’t wait for a king.

The older lady harrumphed. “I warned you, daughter. This scoundrel Hades is no good. You could’ve married the god of doctors or the god of lawyers, but noooo. You had to eat the pomegranate.””Mother-“”And get...

She told us about the goddess called Persephone, who was forced to spend half a year in the darkness deep underground. Winter happened when she was trapped inside the earth. The days shrank, they became...

Hades smiled coldly. “Hello, Father. You’re looking…young.””Hades,” Kronos growled. “I hope you and the ladies have come to pledge your allegiance.””I’m afraid not.” Hades sighed. “My son here convinced me that perhaps I should prioritize...

People don’t believe in gods because they can’t wrap their minds around the idea of someone allowing all the terrible things in the world to happen.

Husband, we talked about this,” Persephone chided. “You can’t go around incinerating every hero. Besides, he’s brave. I like that.”Hades rolled his eyes. “You liked that Orpheus fellow too. Look how well that turned out.

Charm me into giving you the red M&Ms. They’re my favorite.’I looked Hades in the eyes. ‘Give me the red M&Ms.”Still not good enough.”Give me the damn M&Ms,”‘I snapped.He snickered. ‘That wasn’t very charming.

It doesn’t matter,” said Persephone. “He [Henry] wasn’t supposed to do that. While I ruled with him, we only made a few exceptions, and even then there were so many caveats that no one ever...

It’s what’s known as an origin myth. What happened to me? That’s no myth.

…even the goddess Persephone is happy, if only for half each year.

For a God whose heart is supposed to be as cold as his realm, you are so warm and kind. Youmake it hard to resist, she murmured.Why should you resist? You know how much you...

And scars will lighten, they’ll pale unless you keep rubbing at them…wait long enough, they’ll fade.

Persephone smiled. “Caleb and I play Super MArio Kart every day at one, and when he cancelled on me I knew something was up.”I looked at Caleb slowly.