S5E1 - Demeter and Persephone and Hades

The podcast episode centers on the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone, exploring their intense mother-daughter relationship and Persephone's abduction by Hades. Demeter's devastation causes a famine on Earth, compelling Zeus to intervene. Persephone, initially resistant, eventually embraces her role as Queen of the Underworld, aiding the newly dead. A compromise is reached where Persephone spends part of the year with her mother, bringing about spring and summer, and the rest with Hades, causing autumn and winter. The narrative explores Persephone's evolving feelings about her role, her relationship with Hades, and her enduring connection to her mother, questioning whether she was a victim, a queen, or a combination of both.