How Does The myth of Hades and Persephone - Iseult Gillespie Work?

The story of Hades and Persephone is like a big game of tag that changes the seasons every year.

Imagine you have a favorite toy, and your friend Hades hides it in a secret room called the Underworld. One day, while you're playing outside, Persephone, who's like your best friend, gets lured into this secret room by a shiny new toy. She stays there for part of the year, and when she comes back, spring happens, and everything feels happy and bright.

But when she’s gone, it’s like winter, everything slows down, and you miss her playtime. This is how Hades and Persephone work: whenever Persephone is in the Underworld with Hades, it's winter; whenever she returns to the world above, it's spring again.

• When Persephone is with Hades, the earth goes to sleep, like a big nap.
• When she comes back, the earth wakes up and starts growing things again, just like you wake up from a nap and go outside to play.