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Character Name: Persephone Canon: Greek Mythology Age: older than dirt Gender: Female
Canon Point: Fall of Rome History: Welcome to the world of Greek Mythology, where your father can be your baby's daddy, and your mother could be on the Queen Goddess's shitlist because she slept with the King God. There are also prancing half-horse-half-men who are randier than your average pubescent boy with a Playboy magazine. A pretty girl can cause a ten-year-long war, and a goddess can wreck your perfectly happy married life because she thinks you and that girl across the street would make a better match. Basically, the gods have the power, and the mortals are their toys. The gods make centuries pass by torturing and exploiting and creating and vandalizing multitude of situations which give them means for amusement. Sometimes there are gods are actually nice...but they are eventually silence by the mean gods and then made to dance for those gods' entertainment.
It's basically hell in a hand-basket, or as the Greeks say, Hades in a hand-basket.
Persephone's history is constantly debatable by version of mythos. I've put together this history using various versions of Persephone's background with what best fits the young goddess.
Persephone is the product of a brief affair between Demeter, the goddess of harvest, and Zeus, the god of thunder and big damn ruler of Olympus. From the moment Persephone was conceived, Demeter adored her child. She lavished Persephone with affections and attentions that grew to be quite overwhelming, and practically suffocating. By the time Persephone was of ripe age for courting, Demeter had already scared off any potential suitors, keeping a hold on her daughter's free-will.
But not all the nymph nannies could keep Persephone from catching a glimpse of the God of the Underworld, Hades. And just as Persephone caught a glimpse of Hades, Hades caught a glimpse of Persephone. Needless to say, they became intrigued and eventually besotted with one another. But couldn't find the time to be together with overbearing Demeter keeping Persephone tied to her harvest-bound apron strings.
But then one glorious day, while Demeter was away, having left Persephone in the care of the nymph nannies, Hades came to the surface world. Persephone jumped at her chance of freedom and urged Hades to take her for his own. And so, Hades did. He and Persephone fled to the Underworld where they spent precious time enjoying one another's company and conversing by the Lefe river. Eventually they even married, Persephone becoming Hades's queen.
However, this had to come to an end, when the spiteful Demeter grew so enraged at the betrayal of her own flesh and goddess blood, that she refused to let the earth grow. This caused problems, since without the harvest, there was no tribute, and without tribute, there was no further worship of Olympus. Zeus stepped in and ordered for Hades to return Persephone to Demeter. Hades and Persephone were reluctant, but they made a plan. Persephone ate a pomegranate grown within the Underworld, eternally binding herself to Hades, but allowing herself to be with her mother once more for at least part of each year.
Demeter was not happy about this trick, but allowed it in exchange for having her daughter back. However, each time her daughter returned to Hades, she grew spiteful and let the earth wither once more. At first, Zeus was concerned, but then saw the benefit of Persephone's comings and goings. Each time Demeter let the earth wither, it let the earth rest, so that when Persephone returned, the earth was more bountiful than before. This caused more tributes and praises to Olympus, and Zeus awarded Persephone the title as Goddess of Spring and Queen of the Underworld, Creator of Seasons.
Personality: Persephone is a bubbly by default kind of girl that you'll meet at parties and only five minutes into the conversation, you already want to spin her about the dance floor all night. She's a very friendly, incredibly vivacious young lady who smiles constantly and laughs as much as she breathes. If she weren't an all powerful immortal, she'd probably exhaust herself of energy in one day flat. Though she is Queen of the Underworld, Persephone does not lounge upon her iron throne, as most mortals depict-- rather, she assists her husband in his deadly duties. With an energetic bounce in her pink-high-heel shoed step, Persephone acts as a passing station before all Underworld news is finally given to Hades. It is she who corrects number discrepancies and fixes the little information loops that would otherwise frustrate and consume too much of Hades' time (and having to preside over all dead, that's already twenty dead people per second). Hades relies upon his wife to help keep the Underworld orderly, and when a problem pops up, it is rarely not Persephone who sets out to correct mistakes that had been foolishly made.
Protective of her husband, Persephone has a habit of butting heads with the other deities due to her marriage to Hades. Of all the Gods, Persephone claims that her husband is most level-headed, and in comparison to the track record of the other gods, Persephone is definitely not wrong. Persephone is faithful, though capable of a roving eye. This has caused Hades jealousy on occasion just as Hades's roving eye gives Persephone such furious jealousy that she can lock herself in her and her husband's rooms in the dark palace, and cause all Underworld plants to wither. Persephone's emotions definitely play a part in her powers. When she is happy, she can make flowers bloom just by the underside of her feet touching soft earth. When angry, touch and breath alike could wilt a rose from two yards away. If scared, all flowers in the vicinity close their petals and refuse to wake until their Goddess of Spring has been considerably calmed.
Oh, she can be vindictive. Whenever she catches a maiden showing romantic inclination towards her husband, Persephone turns the girls into new plants for her plant collection. She also doesn't take well to be slighted. Persephone does indeed have a bit of a soft ego, and is prone to tears and cruel looks whenever she is offended. Growing up, Demeter only spoiled her daughter's bad behavior. Whenever Persephone got into trouble with mortals, Demeter simply vanquished the mortals or sent them away. Persephone was Demeter's greatest treasure and denied nothing for which Persephone desired. It was only when Persephone was older did she transition from the brat stage and understand the scope of the world beyond her mother's crushing hold. The one thing Demeter denied Persephone was freedom, as well as a paramour (Demeter had many, but refused to involve her daughter), preferring to keep Persephone innocent and untouched by man. Obviously, Persephone would have enough of being her mother's bauble, and ran away with Hades when he offered her the chance.
When Persephone is sad, all plant life touched by her goddess powers will be affected. When she weeps, the daisies droop. When she is angry, the roses grow extra thorns. When she is confused, the vines curl. And as such is such, she takes this trait from her mother, who makes the world wilt for winter or when she's overjoyed, spring bursts forth. The same goes for Persephone, however, Persephone is more careful -- whereas Demeter can be quite malicious with her abilities, Persephone tries to not make too many people suffer when she is going through a particularly bad mood.
Powers: Persephone is a goddess. She is immortal -- besides that, she can still be harmed. Long age does her well and eternal youth are a definite plus, but Persephone can still bleed and cry and faint like any other person. The real difference lies in her healing capabilities. Because she's a goddess, she is able to heal faster than a normal person, unless poisoned indefinitely. Her recovery period depends on the wound, but the average wound takes about half a day to heal, due to the energy she puts into her work as not only a spring goddess, but a death goddess as well. It is her power that coats the Underworld in beautiful life where once had been nothing but death. It is also her power that reaches across great distances from land to underground to protect the souls of the deceased. She also spends her hours when she's supposed to be sleeping, working together with Hades is Persephone's dearest and she'd drop into a poisonous coma before ever letting Hades down.
As Persephone is the daughter of Demeter, she has ability to control all plant life. By her emotions, she can cause plants to react -- as mentioned above in her personality -- even when out of her say. Persephone can make a seed pop a sprout in an instant, turn a pile of vines into a stairways, cause a poisonous plant to lose its edge, and many other plant-related talents, such as communing with flora (and even fauna) around her much like her mother. Persephone is very much your typical flower child, able to douse a bad mood in a bed of roses, or light up any dark corner of boredom with some wild poppies chittering about seedlings.
Other immortal abilities include glowing, floating, causing a minor weather disturbance (such as invoking rain when the skies darken by clouds) and being able to temporarily turn those who themselves enemies of the gods into small plants. But only temporarily, as with the fall of the Roman Empire, Persephone's enchantments are no longer as powerful as they used to be.
Persephone is very much a fruit and vegetable favoring young lady. While her husband and most other gods eat meat, Persephone prefers the fruits of the earth's labors. As she is a goddess, she does not require meat protein in her diet, although if she goes long without food at all, she does become a tad pale, and even for the Queen of the Underworld, that's a bad thing. Regarding meats, Persephone is quite a bad cook. She burns every steak she touches and as such, she is no longer allowed to watch a grill while meat cooks.
Another of Persephone's skills is gardening. Plants are her speciality, and by that I mean -- anything at all that has been grown out of dirt or soil. Her gardens are always the most beautiful in all the kingdoms of the gods (excluding her mother's, which are always more beautiful than the last) and takes great pride in her prowess.
Persephone is of average intelligence outside plants and animals. But her keen memory allows her to remember information from long ago, as well as pinpoint an exact date time of an event in her memories. This allows her to remember things such as Hades's directions to managing the dead court, to being absolutely cold towards Hades at the memory of one of his past "flower-girls".
All these powers...will need to be tampered down. MAJORLY. In this setting, Persephone would only have her ability to glow, retain a small fraction of her healing abilities, and the ability to listen into the earth (ie. talking to plants) but she can only hear one at a time and never on incredibly wide scale. If she attempts wide scale, then she'll instantly exhaust herself and be out cold for two days.
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DW Journal: squished
Contact: whatlonghair @ live dot com
Current Characters: none so far
Character Name: Persephone
Canon: Greek Mythology
Age: older than dirt
Gender: Female
Canon Point: Fall of Rome
History: Welcome to the world of Greek Mythology, where your father can be your baby's daddy, and your mother could be on the Queen Goddess's shitlist because she slept with the King God. There are also prancing half-horse-half-men who are randier than your average pubescent boy with a Playboy magazine. A pretty girl can cause a ten-year-long war, and a goddess can wreck your perfectly happy married life because she thinks you and that girl across the street would make a better match. Basically, the gods have the power, and the mortals are their toys. The gods make centuries pass by torturing and exploiting and creating and vandalizing multitude of situations which give them means for amusement. Sometimes there are gods are actually nice...but they are eventually silence by the mean gods and then made to dance for those gods' entertainment.
It's basically hell in a hand-basket, or as the Greeks say, Hades in a hand-basket.
Persephone's history is constantly debatable by version of mythos. I've put together this history using various versions of Persephone's background with what best fits the young goddess.
Persephone is the product of a brief affair between Demeter, the goddess of harvest, and Zeus, the god of thunder and big damn ruler of Olympus. From the moment Persephone was conceived, Demeter adored her child. She lavished Persephone with affections and attentions that grew to be quite overwhelming, and practically suffocating. By the time Persephone was of ripe age for courting, Demeter had already scared off any potential suitors, keeping a hold on her daughter's free-will.
But not all the nymph nannies could keep Persephone from catching a glimpse of the God of the Underworld, Hades. And just as Persephone caught a glimpse of Hades, Hades caught a glimpse of Persephone. Needless to say, they became intrigued and eventually besotted with one another. But couldn't find the time to be together with overbearing Demeter keeping Persephone tied to her harvest-bound apron strings.
But then one glorious day, while Demeter was away, having left Persephone in the care of the nymph nannies, Hades came to the surface world. Persephone jumped at her chance of freedom and urged Hades to take her for his own. And so, Hades did. He and Persephone fled to the Underworld where they spent precious time enjoying one another's company and conversing by the Lefe river. Eventually they even married, Persephone becoming Hades's queen.
However, this had to come to an end, when the spiteful Demeter grew so enraged at the betrayal of her own flesh and goddess blood, that she refused to let the earth grow. This caused problems, since without the harvest, there was no tribute, and without tribute, there was no further worship of Olympus. Zeus stepped in and ordered for Hades to return Persephone to Demeter. Hades and Persephone were reluctant, but they made a plan. Persephone ate a pomegranate grown within the Underworld, eternally binding herself to Hades, but allowing herself to be with her mother once more for at least part of each year.
Demeter was not happy about this trick, but allowed it in exchange for having her daughter back. However, each time her daughter returned to Hades, she grew spiteful and let the earth wither once more. At first, Zeus was concerned, but then saw the benefit of Persephone's comings and goings. Each time Demeter let the earth wither, it let the earth rest, so that when Persephone returned, the earth was more bountiful than before. This caused more tributes and praises to Olympus, and Zeus awarded Persephone the title as Goddess of Spring and Queen of the Underworld, Creator of Seasons.
Personality: Persephone is a bubbly by default kind of girl that you'll meet at parties and only five minutes into the conversation, you already want to spin her about the dance floor all night. She's a very friendly, incredibly vivacious young lady who smiles constantly and laughs as much as she breathes. If she weren't an all powerful immortal, she'd probably exhaust herself of energy in one day flat. Though she is Queen of the Underworld, Persephone does not lounge upon her iron throne, as most mortals depict-- rather, she assists her husband in his deadly duties. With an energetic bounce in her pink-high-heel shoed step, Persephone acts as a passing station before all Underworld news is finally given to Hades. It is she who corrects number discrepancies and fixes the little information loops that would otherwise frustrate and consume too much of Hades' time (and having to preside over all dead, that's already twenty dead people per second). Hades relies upon his wife to help keep the Underworld orderly, and when a problem pops up, it is rarely not Persephone who sets out to correct mistakes that had been foolishly made.
Protective of her husband, Persephone has a habit of butting heads with the other deities due to her marriage to Hades. Of all the Gods, Persephone claims that her husband is most level-headed, and in comparison to the track record of the other gods, Persephone is definitely not wrong. Persephone is faithful, though capable of a roving eye. This has caused Hades jealousy on occasion just as Hades's roving eye gives Persephone such furious jealousy that she can lock herself in her and her husband's rooms in the dark palace, and cause all Underworld plants to wither. Persephone's emotions definitely play a part in her powers. When she is happy, she can make flowers bloom just by the underside of her feet touching soft earth. When angry, touch and breath alike could wilt a rose from two yards away. If scared, all flowers in the vicinity close their petals and refuse to wake until their Goddess of Spring has been considerably calmed.
Oh, she can be vindictive. Whenever she catches a maiden showing romantic inclination towards her husband, Persephone turns the girls into new plants for her plant collection. She also doesn't take well to be slighted. Persephone does indeed have a bit of a soft ego, and is prone to tears and cruel looks whenever she is offended. Growing up, Demeter only spoiled her daughter's bad behavior. Whenever Persephone got into trouble with mortals, Demeter simply vanquished the mortals or sent them away. Persephone was Demeter's greatest treasure and denied nothing for which Persephone desired. It was only when Persephone was older did she transition from the brat stage and understand the scope of the world beyond her mother's crushing hold. The one thing Demeter denied Persephone was freedom, as well as a paramour (Demeter had many, but refused to involve her daughter), preferring to keep Persephone innocent and untouched by man. Obviously, Persephone would have enough of being her mother's bauble, and ran away with Hades when he offered her the chance.
When Persephone is sad, all plant life touched by her goddess powers will be affected. When she weeps, the daisies droop. When she is angry, the roses grow extra thorns. When she is confused, the vines curl. And as such is such, she takes this trait from her mother, who makes the world wilt for winter or when she's overjoyed, spring bursts forth. The same goes for Persephone, however, Persephone is more careful -- whereas Demeter can be quite malicious with her abilities, Persephone tries to not make too many people suffer when she is going through a particularly bad mood.
Powers: Persephone is a goddess. She is immortal -- besides that, she can still be harmed. Long age does her well and eternal youth are a definite plus, but Persephone can still bleed and cry and faint like any other person. The real difference lies in her healing capabilities. Because she's a goddess, she is able to heal faster than a normal person, unless poisoned indefinitely. Her recovery period depends on the wound, but the average wound takes about half a day to heal, due to the energy she puts into her work as not only a spring goddess, but a death goddess as well. It is her power that coats the Underworld in beautiful life where once had been nothing but death. It is also her power that reaches across great distances from land to underground to protect the souls of the deceased. She also spends her hours when she's supposed to be sleeping, working together with Hades is Persephone's dearest and she'd drop into a poisonous coma before ever letting Hades down.
As Persephone is the daughter of Demeter, she has ability to control all plant life. By her emotions, she can cause plants to react -- as mentioned above in her personality -- even when out of her say. Persephone can make a seed pop a sprout in an instant, turn a pile of vines into a stairways, cause a poisonous plant to lose its edge, and many other plant-related talents, such as communing with flora (and even fauna) around her much like her mother. Persephone is very much your typical flower child, able to douse a bad mood in a bed of roses, or light up any dark corner of boredom with some wild poppies chittering about seedlings.
Other immortal abilities include glowing, floating, causing a minor weather disturbance (such as invoking rain when the skies darken by clouds) and being able to temporarily turn those who themselves enemies of the gods into small plants. But only temporarily, as with the fall of the Roman Empire, Persephone's enchantments are no longer as powerful as they used to be.
Persephone is very much a fruit and vegetable favoring young lady. While her husband and most other gods eat meat, Persephone prefers the fruits of the earth's labors. As she is a goddess, she does not require meat protein in her diet, although if she goes long without food at all, she does become a tad pale, and even for the Queen of the Underworld, that's a bad thing. Regarding meats, Persephone is quite a bad cook. She burns every steak she touches and as such, she is no longer allowed to watch a grill while meat cooks.
Another of Persephone's skills is gardening. Plants are her speciality, and by that I mean -- anything at all that has been grown out of dirt or soil. Her gardens are always the most beautiful in all the kingdoms of the gods (excluding her mother's, which are always more beautiful than the last) and takes great pride in her prowess.
Persephone is of average intelligence outside plants and animals. But her keen memory allows her to remember information from long ago, as well as pinpoint an exact date time of an event in her memories. This allows her to remember things such as Hades's directions to managing the dead court, to being absolutely cold towards Hades at the memory of one of his past "flower-girls".
All these powers...will need to be tampered down. MAJORLY. In this setting, Persephone would only have her ability to glow, retain a small fraction of her healing abilities, and the ability to listen into the earth (ie. talking to plants) but she can only hear one at a time and never on incredibly wide scale. If she attempts wide scale, then she'll instantly exhaust herself and be out cold for two days.