tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407624264627208128.post5571532371527881703..comments2024-01-26T21:38:25.924-08:00Comments on Duane's PoeTree: Gabriella Garofalo writesDuanesPoeTreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17053093400086634552noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407624264627208128.post-68215227212880601572019-04-18T17:59:06.182-07:002019-04-18T17:59:06.182-07:00Persephone (Kore "maiden," Despoina &quo...Persephone (Kore "maiden," Despoina "Mistress") was originally a goddess of death; Odysseus prayed to her as "dread Persephone" who carried into effect the curses of men upon the souls of the dead. Over time, she took on the additional role of an innocent girl who was abducted by Hades the god of the underworld and had the attributes of both rebirth and death. She had granted intelligence only to the seer Teiresias, which he retained even after death. Kirke (Circe) sent Odysseus to Hades to consult with Teiresias at the Groves of Persephone. She sent him the spirits of many dead women, and he feared that she would send the head of the Gorgon to attack him.DuanesPoeTreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17053093400086634552noreply@blogger.com