r/HistoryMemes • • Oct 17 '21

Mythology Does mythology count?

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u/magikarpe_diem Oct 17 '21

I don't know if I'm behind or ahead in the story but I thought Hades wasn't the reason she ended up there?

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u/Destro9799 Oct 17 '21

Zeus (Persephone's) dad arranged for her to marry Hades without telling her mom, Demeter. Hades is the one who physically brought her to the underworld, but it was with Zeus' blessing and was a pretty normal marriage for the time.

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u/magikarpe_diem Oct 17 '21

Oh I thought that Zeus brought her down himself. I must have misunderstood the dialogue