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Persephone Zeus And Demeter Compare And Contrast
The goddess Demeter took good care of the earth. She watered the plants and crops with her beautiful daughter Persephone. Below the earth there was a dark and gloomy world under King Pluto. One day King Pluto climbed up to the banks of the Styx River and saw Persephone. He had never seen anyone so beautiful and he fell in love with Persephone instantly. Pluto wanted Persephone to be his wife. Pluto snatched Persephone and thundered back to the under world. He told Persephone that he loves her wanted her to be his queen. While on earth Demeter searched for her daughter and forgot all her work. When she almost lost her hope she sat by the Styx river and the river whispered what had happened. Then she ran to Zeus and asked for help. Zeus said
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