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The myths that endure are the myths that are true. Such is the case with the mother-daughter tale of Demeter and Persephone, who is kidnapped by Hades to be his bride and co-ruler of the underworld. In agony, Demeter wanders the earth, refusing to let anything grow until her daughter is restored to her. After a trick by Hades to make Persephone eat six pomegranate seeds, Zeus commands the young queen to spend half the year with her mother, and half the year with her husband.