About Persephone

Persephone is a Greek goddess, the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, and Queen of the Underworld. Her story is one of descent and return, loss and renewal.

Taken by Hades into the underworld, for part of the year she dwells in darkness. But then she rises again, bringing springtime and the return of life to the earth. She moves between two realms, never belonging entirely to one or the other.

Persephone’s story reflects the rhythm of human experience. Every life contains seasons of flourishing and seasons of hardship. We all know what it is to walk in the light of growth and joy, and we all know what it is to descend into struggle, grief, or silence. Like Persephone, we live with the tension of opposites, of seemingly contradictions: innocence and wisdom, loss and renewal, captivity and freedom.

The descent into darkness can feel like an ending, but Persephone shows that it is also an initiation. It is in the depths that transformation begins, and it is from those depths that renewal becomes possible. Her return each spring is not a simple restoration of what was lost—it is a rebirth, carrying with it new strength, insight, and resilience.

Persephone is a reminder that descent and return are both sacred. To move through darkness is not failure; it is part of the cycle that leads to wholeness. Each of us is called to recognise the wisdom in our own underworld journeys and to rise again with greater clarity, compassion, and purpose.

Persephone's story teaches that the path to becoming whole is not about avoiding pain, but about embracing the full arc of experience—the shadows as well as the light—and allowing both to shape who we are becoming.