PROTECTIVE PARENT
Despite being the daughter of Zeus himself, Persephone never had a place among the gods of Olympus. Instead, her mother, Demeter, decided to raise her in the wilderness. A good decision, considering Persephone’s eventual mastery over all plant life. An even better decision once anda learn of all the gods who were obsessed with her after she reached adulthood.
THAT’S ONE WAY TO MEET YOUR FUTURE HUSBAND
On the long daftar of gods who crushed on Persephone, most notable was Hades, ruler of the dead. He didn’t care that he was her uncle, atau that her mom never allowed her to talk to boys—Hades fell in cinta with her at first sight. So, he did the most reasonable thing he could think of: he kidnapped her and held her captive in the underworls until she liked him back. She was understandably upset, but eventually appreciated being away from her helicopter mom.
BIRTH OF THE SEASONS
With her daughter missing, the furious Demeter neglected to take care of the Earth, resulting in widespread famine—even though it totally wasn’t our fault! Zeus stepped in and forced Hades to return Persephone to her mother. oleh then Persephone just wanted to hang out with her goth boyfriend. She got her wish after Hades tricked her into eating delima seeds that brought her back to the underworls for six months each year. That’s why we have summer and winter, oleh the way, in case anda were wondering.
NICO’S STEPMOM
Persephone is famously unhappy during the six months a tahun she spends away from Hades, because she knows he will probably be unfaithful to her. Of Hades’s mortal lovers, Persephone especially hated Maria di Angelo. Maria is out of the picture now, but Persephone has stepson Nico as a reminder of Hades’s affairs. We’ve heard that she’s been lebih patient and kind to Nico. If only he could let go of that one time she turned him into a dandelion.
HELPFUL WHEN IT COUNTS
We don’t want anda to think that Persephone is merely a jealous, pampered goddess with a bad case of Stockholm Syndrome. She’s actually clever, wise, and powerful. And she has helped heroes like Percy Jackson on several occasions—usually oleh standing up to her husband. Let’s not forget that when Hades was planning to off Percy, Persephone convinced him to spare the boy’s life. Yes, we should thank Persephone for all that she’s done. But especially for creating Spring Break.
Despite being the daughter of Zeus himself, Persephone never had a place among the gods of Olympus. Instead, her mother, Demeter, decided to raise her in the wilderness. A good decision, considering Persephone’s eventual mastery over all plant life. An even better decision once anda learn of all the gods who were obsessed with her after she reached adulthood.
THAT’S ONE WAY TO MEET YOUR FUTURE HUSBAND
On the long daftar of gods who crushed on Persephone, most notable was Hades, ruler of the dead. He didn’t care that he was her uncle, atau that her mom never allowed her to talk to boys—Hades fell in cinta with her at first sight. So, he did the most reasonable thing he could think of: he kidnapped her and held her captive in the underworls until she liked him back. She was understandably upset, but eventually appreciated being away from her helicopter mom.
BIRTH OF THE SEASONS
With her daughter missing, the furious Demeter neglected to take care of the Earth, resulting in widespread famine—even though it totally wasn’t our fault! Zeus stepped in and forced Hades to return Persephone to her mother. oleh then Persephone just wanted to hang out with her goth boyfriend. She got her wish after Hades tricked her into eating delima seeds that brought her back to the underworls for six months each year. That’s why we have summer and winter, oleh the way, in case anda were wondering.
NICO’S STEPMOM
Persephone is famously unhappy during the six months a tahun she spends away from Hades, because she knows he will probably be unfaithful to her. Of Hades’s mortal lovers, Persephone especially hated Maria di Angelo. Maria is out of the picture now, but Persephone has stepson Nico as a reminder of Hades’s affairs. We’ve heard that she’s been lebih patient and kind to Nico. If only he could let go of that one time she turned him into a dandelion.
HELPFUL WHEN IT COUNTS
We don’t want anda to think that Persephone is merely a jealous, pampered goddess with a bad case of Stockholm Syndrome. She’s actually clever, wise, and powerful. And she has helped heroes like Percy Jackson on several occasions—usually oleh standing up to her husband. Let’s not forget that when Hades was planning to off Percy, Persephone convinced him to spare the boy’s life. Yes, we should thank Persephone for all that she’s done. But especially for creating Spring Break.
Clary Fray’s cari for her missing mother leads her into an alternate New York called Downworld, filled with mysterious faeries, hard-partying warlocks, not-what-they-seem vampires, an army of werewolves, and the demons who want to destroy it all. She also finds herself torn between two boys—her best friend, Simon, for whom she’s developing new feelings, and the mysterious Shadowhunter, Jace. She becomes a part of the secret world of the Shadowhunters and as she does, she discovers that rescuing her mother might mean jeopardizing everything the Shadowhunters work for.