My Constellation Myth: The Greek Gods

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My constellation myth involves the Greek gods. It is a tale of great tragedy and it goes like this: Once there was a young Greek goddess. Her name was Persephone and she was the beautiful daughter of Demeter and Zeus. Her mother was the goddess of crops and harvest, and her father was the lord of the sky and all the gods. Persephone was the goddess of Spring. Everybody admired, and was jealous of her beauty and power to manipulate and grow the beautiful Spring plants. Unfortunately for her, she caught the eye of a certain powerful, and power hungry god, named Hades. He fell in love with her when he saw her picking flowers in a meadow one day, and vowed to marry her. Motivated by the thought of Persephone becoming his bride, Hades kidnapped