Persephone vs Axis Tilt

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Dennis HackethalOP·#4240

Long ago, Hades, god of the underworld, kidnapped and raped Persephone, goddess of spring. Then Persephone’s mother, Demeter, goddess of the earth and agriculture, negotiated a contract for her daughter’s release, which specified that Persephone would marry Hades and eat a magic seed that would compel her to visit him once a year thereafter. Whenever Persephone was away fulfilling this obligation, Demeter became sad and would command the world to become cold and bleak so that nothing could grow.

David Deutsch, The Beginning of Infinity, chapter 1
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Dennis HackethalOP·#4245

“[W]e have no way of knowing that Demeter is sad…” (BoI chapter 1)

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