When I was young, my mother used to tell me the ancient Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone at bedtime. Now that I am a mother myself, the story has come to haunt me in more ways than one — informing ...

When I was young, my mother used to tell me the ancient Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone at bedtime. Now that I am a mother myself, the story has come to haunt me in more ways than one — informing ...

The Thesmophoria were a religious festival in ancient Greece honoring Demeter and her daughter Persephone, goddesses of agriculture and fertility. Held annually, mostly coinciding with the planting of ...

“Demeter,” your short story in this week’s issue, focusses on a character named Demeter, after the Greek goddess of the harvest who is probably best known for the fact that she has to share custody of ...

They’re petulant, arrogant, horny, greedy, jealous, stubborn, vengeful, only occasionally merciful. The worst of human characteristics embodied in immortal deities. And, yes, the old gods walk here. A ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Demeter and Persephone This is the story of Demeter, who loved her daughter more than anything on Earth. It is an adaptation of the famous Greek myth, known ...

In Greek mythology, Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the goddess of harvest. One day, Hades, god of the underworld, saw Persephone picking flowers. He was captivated by her beauty and ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Archaeologists excavating a hilltop sanctuary on the Aegean Sea island of Kythnos have discovered “countless” pottery offerings left by ancient worshippers over the centuries, ...