Summary: Persephone is the ancient Greek Goddess of springtime.

• names
• basic information
• relations
• candle color
• herbs
• holy days
• priests/priestesses

names:

    Greek name: Persephone

    (NOTE: In addition to native variations by locality or over time, there are often several possible transliterations into the Roman alphabet used for English.)

basic information:

    Persephone: Greek Goddess of spring.

Persephone’s relations:

    Persephone’s mother is Demeter.

    Sacred candle color: black

herbs associated with Persephone:

• pomegranate

holy days:

    June: Persephone is associated with June.

    July: Persephone is associated with July.

    September: Persephone Kore is associated with September.

other:

    Persephone was a virgin goddess (virgin meaning unmarried). Persephone was one of three primary Kore (virgin) goddesses in the Greek religion (Hellenism), representing the three kinds of unmarried women in Greek society. Kore Persephone represented the young maiden awaiting marriage. Kore Athena represented the professional woman. Kore Artemis represented the “wild” woman (often lesbians).

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    Persephone — An archetype of healing. Like our own wounded inner child, Persephone, had been abducted into the dark Hades of her unconscious patterns and process. She was lovingly searched for and assisted by Demeter, her mentoring mother. Their annual reunion, depicted here, was celebrated by the Greeks as the Rite of Spring. Illumined by the torch of insight, Persephone has returned to the upper world; Demeter blesses her with a sheaf of grain symbolizing nurture and renewal. This image offers a powerful metaphor for the psychotherapeutic process. —picture and text © 1996 JBL Statues (now called Sacred Source), original text created by Tom Laudeman

religious title certificate

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