What is Demeter's story?
demeter's daughter was kidnapped by hades and was taken to the
underworld. demeter begged hades to return her daughter. finally,
hades said that she could visit demeter for six months every year.
in the winter, while her daughter is gone, demeter depressed and
refuses to let plants grow. in summer, her daughter returns and
demeter is happy and allows the crops to grow. that is how the
greeks explained the four seasons.