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.

The ancient Greek city of Pergamon was a major center of culture and learning of the Hellenistic world, standing out for its ...

We Ancient Greeks believe in many different gods and ... God of wine and fruitfulness.Aphrodite: Goddess of love.Demeter: Goddess of the harvest.Ares: God of war.Artemis: Goddess of hunting.Apollo ...

Callimachus was one of the most important and influential writers in the ancient world ... subsequent course of Greek and Roman literature. The hymns are intricate, allusive and difficult poetry, and ...

The story of how Hades kidnapped Persephone, goddess of spring, is one of the most oft-told stories from Greek mythology.