WINTER
Winter * Mythology Research




Gods/Goddesses/Demigods
* Demeter - Goddess of Vegitation and Fruitfulness. Daughter of Cronus and Rhea. Mother of Persephone. Vegitation and Fruits withered when Persephone was taken by Hades. Zeus didn't want men to starve so he agreed to let Persephone stay in the Underworld only part time. For each pomegranate seed she had eaten, she had to stay a month Underworld. (usually 6) (DM.69.70) This explains the cycles of summer and winter.
Symbols and Objects
* Haegl - Celtic/teutonic rune varient for hail or snow. (WDS.152)





Mythology Research * Core Concepts