Persephone's mother Demeter had plenty of cause for anger when her daughter became the wife of Hades. After all, he was her ...

Persephone was the daughter of Demeter, the Goddess of the harvest, and lived with her mother on the Island of Sicily. A volcano on the island erupted and Hades emerged from his underworld kingdom.

Hades is entranced and takes Persephone down to his underground kingdom to become his bride. When Demeter finds out what has happened she is inconsolable; she curses the Earth and the plants begin ...

In the second episode of Severance season 2, “Goodbye Mrs. Selvig,” there’s an interesting reference to “Persephone” of Greek mythology which might prove more important than a mere ...