I actually feel quite sorry for Hades in this. Persephone is in that stage between girlhood and womanhood and doesn't know quite what she wants. Of course, that makes me sorry for her, too!

You should read Mother Love by Rita Dove if you have not. It's a short book of poetry. Usually I'm not a huge fan of poetry, but I *loved* this. It deals mostly with Demeter's relationship to Persephone and Hades. Demeter's been translated for the ears of this era there so wonderfully I doubt I'll ever try.

Thanks so much for your fb, hon. I used to not follow these ideas through because they don't have a fandom and, well, I suppose if I expanded on it and stuff it could get published. Maybe I will one day. But I just wanted to enjoy myself and give other people the chance to enjoy it if they could. I'm so glad you did!