Based on Homer’s Hymn to Demeter, this video tells the Greek myth of how Persephone became queen of the underworld when Hades abducted her, and the grief that overcame Demeter, Persephone’s mother, while she could not see her daughter – essentially explaining why winter comes about every year, and how Persephone’s return to the land of the living heralds in spring.
0:00 Intro
0:23 Persephone’s abduction
1:20 Demeter’s search
2:32 Demeter wanders the earth
3:28 Demeter and Demophon
5:50 Keleos builds Demeter a temple
6:07 Winter befalls the earth
6:51 Hermes fetches Persephone
7:28 Demeter and Persephone reunited
8:00 Credits & outro
Credits / Sources:
– Homeric Hymn to Demeter, translated by Gregory Nagy
(https://uh.edu/~cldue/texts/demeter.html)
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Another great video!
Though if I'm honest, Greek and Norse mythology is kinda overexposed here on YouTube and Pop Culture overall. That's why I enjoy lesser known mythologies and folklore so much, like those from Mesopotamia and Ugarit.
Of course I understand that videos about Greek and Norse mythology might boost your channel (maybe a few of the latter could be a good idea with the new Thor movie coming around).