Persephone Myth - Freeze Frame

We had great fun freeze framing scenes from the Persephone myth which was told by the Ancient Greeks to explain why the plants and flowers die off in the autumn and winter and grow back in spring and summer.

Hades, Lord of the Underworld, grabs Persephone and takes her to the Land of the Dead. He wants her to be his wife.

Demeter, mother of Persephone, is very sad and asks Zeus. The King of the Gods, for help.

Zeus tells Demeter that he will use his powers to find her daughter.

Persephone has eaten six seeds which means she must stay in the Underworld for six months of the year.

For the other six months, Persephone goes back to her mother and together they make the trees, plants and flowers grow.