Persephone: A Story from Greece

[WrathsBride]

Oh my goodness! I've been looking for this animation for so many years; thank you so much for uploading it!

[awesometreinen1991]

hmmm persephone daughter of zeus....... hades brother of zeus........... icest was common that time ??

[Mermaidmelody351]

One dislike? Nice try, Hades. I agree though, that Persephone should spend more time with you.

[TheCanaanknight]

I love this, How they comprised all the worlds myths and legends and story and tales in one animation collection. I wish they did shakespeare, and famous author books, like moby dick. etc. I remember they did an animation of it. I loved it,

[Horselover5913]

:-(

[tbenja87]

@Horselover5913

Is something wrong, do you not like it? If so I understand your comment.

[bafometxx1]

¡¡Gracias!!

[Lien6100]

man, i remember watching this when i was so young :)

[PuraChanChii]

THANK YOU!!!

[Tairaacangrox]

where did you find this episode? I've been looking for this series for almost over a year!

[applebee671]

I remember they did this in HBO then never did it again I loved it soooo much

[phenixtattoo]

i like that this shows love. it makes it warmer, full of sweeter meaning<3 it made me sad before thinking there was nothing, just empty duties being done. this gives reason to the pain.

[Puppierosie]

@angelwings11 I have the same comment I watched this as a kid and I've been looking for it for so long and this was my fav out of all of them I loved watching these when I was a kid good memories

[sidliz13]

hades never actually loved her, it was hust that the arrow hit him since it was at the creek! you could even hear hin say ow

[loveablesushi13]

OMG I just remembered! I got the boxed set of this whole series in Chinese at home!

[PixiesintheBrugh]

What is the song at the end?

[shygirl700]

i love this story :)

I use watch this story on HBO family, Hades and Persephone seem sweet together. Their a good and bad relationship, it sounds interesting to have.

[ShadowDarkweed]

"He changes lovers like others change tunics." Hades. You are so right.

This video was definitely a worthwhile 13 minutes and 27 seconds. :)

[YugiQueen722]

Due to me being a complete Greek myth-loving girl, I instantly fell smittened with this video when I came across it on Thursday night. I even saved it as a favorite ^__^

[springblossom621]

I loved the song at the end too! The melody and the words were touching... The closing credits listed Jo Neale as the singer Oxzeexo.

[oxzeexo]

Who sang the song at the end?

[mermaidblue282]

Interesting!!!!!!!

In the the Greek mythologys I have read, Persephone, is unhappy with Hades. Yet in this video, she is full of joy.

[shutupvivi]

We just a play about this :D

[annabella1211]

thank youu x

[TravisAMiner]

We just started our greek portion of  the learning time and my friend is a total Greek Freak and she had us choose people and I chose persephone not knowing her story

[rozendemon]

I find that a lot people have a misconceptions of the what the word "rape" means in the case of The Rape of Persephone. The ancient Greeks did not have a narrow, sole connotation for the word as we do today. To the Greeks the word "rape" loosely meant to take something with brute force but it did not have to be sexual. Persephone was "raped" int he sense that Hades brutally abducted without her consent but does not mean that he sexually violated her in any way.

[SillySillyString13]

@rozendemon But he DID have consent to take her away. He got it from her Father. Her Mother didn't agree to it and flipped out, causing Zeus to go back on his word to his brother. Though you are correct in a sense. Hades did not rape the Goddess Persephone. He was merely taking what was his.

[rozendemon]

@SillySillyString13 I suppose that you are right about the consent, since her father, Zeus agreed to the union Hades was solely getting what belongs to him. Also given the time, if a father consented to the union then there is no need for the daughter to have any say.

[Cassadinegirlaz]

@rozendemon Very good comment, glad you pointed that out.

[SillySillyString13]

I love how they portray Persephone and Hades' love. They got that part right as far as I'm concerned, but they did mess up on a few things. Hades asked Zeus for her hand before he whisked her away to the Underworld, and Demeter is not Zeus' wife, but his sister, and Persephone is his Daughter/Niece. But I guess they had to censor it all somehow for the kiddies.

[lessermystery]

@SillySillyString13 Also, Hades shot by eros's (cupid's) arrow is the Roman version, it wasn't Zeus who instructed eros to shoot Hades, but Venus (Aphrodite). Staying completely true to the Roman version, they would have referred to Hades as Pluto, and Persephone and Proserpina. Also, she didn't become Persephone until after she was taken into the underworld. The name change might either be the result of a marriage ceremony, the result of her "conversion" from one world view to another.

[wickedfeylady]

One of my favorite stories of all time. I wish I really had these dolls too. And for the record I think Hades really loved her and she grew to love him.

[Udiel]

i want to name my first daughter persephone

[bazakusan0]

@Udiel Sure. If you like her to be called "the destroyer of light".

[casandratroya]

The rogue Hermes apparently enjoys discord, keeping the gods faced each other. By the way, the doll is beautiful. I wish I had one like ... All dolls are precious. ;)

[casandratroya]

Beautiful, history, doll ... My love, it is also a favorite myth I know it by heart. :)

[MarchenHope]

This is so darn cute, I love the dolls and the voice actors!!

[Gunganfan]

Ironic. The flower Hades used to lure Persephone is a daffodil, a WINTER flower.

[KashaDatBitchHanyou]

When Persephone said she was no longer her mothers i was like... dohohohoho

[rugdg13]

@KashaDatBitchHanyou Smexy time guarenteed.

[kirayiyi]

@KashaDatBitchHanyou lol my immaturity found the "you dont want that god of love to shoot those arrows INSIDE of you, YOUR FAR TO YOUNG, and his ARROWS will hurt" line really dirty personaly

[KashaDatBitchHanyou]

@kirayiyi xD when i heard that I was just thinking about how love sucks lololol

[DKcoolhusna04]

Thanks a lot for uploading this!!! What a great animation <3

'sigh' 12:00 how romantic :3

[loner1878]

Demeter is psycho.

[perseph4nie]

My name is persephanie haha my name was spelled different for uniqueness I'm the only persephanie where I liv e and where I go to school!

[BabyVampy]

Gods! I LOVE this episode because it is one of the versions of this story that shows Persephone actually happy with Hades. Thank you sooo much for uploading this episode, I had been searching literally everywhere for this episode. Thanks!!!

[ananke115]

I've been searching for this story for what feels like ages ... ^_^

Demeter is weird and funny at the same time. The quarrels of Zeus and his 'wife' are great. They portrayed Hades much to my liking - cold and cunning, but not evil.

Where did you find it?

Thanks!

[Sere324nityMoon]

Thank You. I've been wanting to see this again. Some else put it up but it was in another language.

[angelwings11]

I've been looking for this for a while. I remember watching it as a kid. I love Hades and Persephone.

[TheThreeWeavers]

Seriously beautiful animation and the music is superb. Thank you so much for putting this up, I've been looking for it for a while. I like how they portray Hades. None of this 'rape' nonsense. He's a fairly cold, calculated mastermind with a soft spot for his wife.

[mermaidblue282]

@TheThreeWeavers I when all is said and done, all a man have left is his wife.

[xsilentxXxregretsx]

And btw, Demeter seems like the predecessors of crazy tiger moms

[xsilentxXxregretsx]

AHH it took me so long to find this!! thanks so much!

[GATJR3]

where did you get this from?

[RitsukaChocolateVamp]

This has been so freakin' difficult to find! Thank you :'D

[loner1878]

Thank you so much!!!!! I saw this as a kid and always remembered it. You have no idea how thrilled I am to see this again! :)

[wickedwitchwest12323]

I've been looking for this!