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Bayard

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7. Ah, but it says the complex was dedicated to Demeter's daughter, Persephone

Reply to Shipwack (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 8, 2023, 10:56 AM

Jun 2023

If I remember correctly, Persephone was all about Spring and flowers (I don't think she'd kick much ass). The god, Hades, fell in love with her and carried her off to Hell to live with him. But Demeter talked him into only having her half the year. This is how the Greeks explained the seasons.

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