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Persephone is Goddess of the Spring and Queen of the Underworld, currently voiced by L.L. Savage.
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Persephone is Goddess of the Spring and Queen of the Underworld, scribed by Jessica Lynn, voiced by Jamie Lynn Battle.
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=== Know Your Goddess ===
 
=== Know Your Goddess ===
  
Height: 5’2
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'''Height''': 5’5
  
Weight: 110
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'''Weight''': 110
  
Hair Color: Wheaten blond in spring and summer, Faded to almost silver blond in fall and winter.  Worn long and flowing, No specific style each day, Persephone likes to change up her hair depending on her mood.
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'''Hair Color''': Blonde
  
Facial Hair: N/A
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'''Facial Hair''': N/A
  
Eyes: Blue in the summer to a faded grey silver in the Underworld.
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'''Eyes''': Silver
  
Distinguishing Features: No specific feature, mostly her historical beauty makes her stand out from the crowd.Many references to her Beautiful Ankles
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'''Distinguishing Features''': The bright pink dyed to the ends of her hair
  
 
=== Family ===  
 
=== Family ===  
  
Parents: [[Demeter]] and [[Zeus]]
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'''Parents''': [[Demeter]] and [[Zeus]]
  
Siblings: Many Half-Siblings
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'''Siblings''': Plutus, Philomelus, Chrysothemus, Eubuleus, Despoina, Arion
  
Spouse: [[Hades]] (Former)
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'''Spouse''': [[Hades]]  
  
Children: [[Melinoë]] and [[Zagreus]]
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'''Children''': None
  
 
=== Professions ===
 
=== Professions ===
  
Life Coach, owner and operator of Transitonem, life coach for the living and recently living. Locations within the God Complex headquarters and secondary office in the Underworld.
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Licensed therapist and family counselor on call to speak with Titans and Olympians as needed. Overseer of the Dead while Lord Hades is away.
  
 
=== Residence ===
 
=== Residence ===
  
God Complex Headquarters, God Complex, Greece. on Floor 12 during the Spring and Summer, and in the winter and fall, in the  Underworld, Residence in the Apartments.
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Six months out of the year Persephone spends with her mother, Demeter, in Olympus. The other six months Persephone resides in the Underworld with her husband, Hades, at their palace.  
  
 
=== Personal Information ===
 
=== Personal Information ===
  
General Overview: Young at heart, and full of life, Persephone is the maiden of spring, bringing forth the bloom of flowers each year. When she is sad, which has happened more often lately, she pulls flowers and vines into being to cheer herself. She is looking to change up her life now that her Marriage is past, and she has a chance to make her own decisions for once.  As Iron Queen, Persephone rules as Partner and co-regent to Hades, meeting out punishment or mercy as needed, everyone deserves a second chance in her view.  
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'''General Overview:''' Forever torn between the love for her mother, Demeter, and her love for her husband, Hades, Persephone’s mind broke under the pressure of being constantly divided. After a fit of uncontrollable rage, which caused her to take someone’s life, Persephone fled both the Underworld, and her mother. She hid away for an entire season, trying to regain some semblance of herself. Now she has returned to the Underworld, and her journey of self-discovery has only just begun. The repercussions of her actions are sure to come back to haunt her, and her marriage is in shambles, but Persephone is Queen of the Underworld, and as such it’s time for her to reign.  
  
Persephone looks for the good in everyone and everything, sometimes to her own detriment. Her views are constantly evolving as she is breaking out from the shadowed and sheltered life she has lived up until now. While many of the immortals endeavored to exist amongst the mortals or adapt, Persephone dwelt in a semi existence going back and forth as she had for millennia, so this puts her behind on a lot of modern adaptations with small pieces of consciousness to rely on.
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'''Deity Nicknames:''' Kore (fondly called by her mother, very close friends, and sometimes by Hades.)
  
Deity Nicknames: N/A
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'''Likes:'''  horseback riding (particularly Arion, who is her favorite horse in the stable) gardening, strategy games, and working out. She loves to test her limits and prides herself on staying in excellent physical shape.
  
Likes:  Pomegranate anything. It’s a stereotype but sometimes you just go with it.
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'''Dislikes:''' Family drama, reality tv shows, mushrooms, controlling and manipulative people.  
 
 
Dislikes: betrayals, attacks against her family and home, loneliness and losing her temper.  
 
  
 
=== Flaws/Weakness ===
 
=== Flaws/Weakness ===
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'''People-pleasing.''' Persephone has a strong fear of losing people’s approval, (especially her loved ones) and will go above and beyond to make sure she doesn’t. When people are in need, it is difficult for Persphone to say no, as she not only has a genuine desire to help them, but she fears what they will think of her if she refuses. This has often led to her sacrificing her time and resources in unnecessary ways and being taken advantage of.
  
Momma’s Daughter. Persephone was extremely sheltered by her mother and, as a result, sometimes suffers from a bit of  naïvité and lack of self-confidence.
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'''Empathy.''' Persphone is an empath and can pick up not only on people’s emotions but also animals and plant life. This can be helpful, but on the other hand, can become highly overwhelming when she doesn’t keep her ability in check. Likewise, if she is feeling negative, her emotions “leak” and directly affect the life forms around her. On a bad day, she can wither plants just by looking at them, or cause the people around her to experience traces of the same emotions she is feeling.  
  
Generous to a Fault. Persephone will give anyone anything they need at any time, often without thinking of her own needs or wants.  
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'''Perfectionistic.''' When it comes to matters within Persephone’s control, she holds herself to very high standards. This includes not only her performance but her morality. If she fails to be the type of person or behaves in the way she knows she should have, Persephone spirals to a very dark place, full of negative talk and self-sabotage. If she cannot accomplish something in the exact way she thinks she should, (even in something so small as losing at a strategy game) Persephone only sees herself as a failure.  
  
Rose-Colored Glasses. Persephone sees everyone as their best self, whether that best self is actualized or not. Sometimes this puts her at cross-purposes with those who are more realistic or pessimistic. It doesn’t deter her, but puts her at great risk if that faith turns out to be misplaced,
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'''Stonewalling.''' When Persephone encounters any kind of confrontation where she is hurt and made emotionally defensive, she will stonewall that person. This is particularly true when it comes to her marriage. Confrontations with Hades are never pleasant, and rather than face up to him, Persephone has a history of refusing to speak about what is truly bothering her, preferring to deal with her problems on her own and bottle them up. This behavior is very self-destructive, and as a therapist, she is aware of her problems and trying to fix them.  
 
 
Lightweight. Persephone cannot hold her liquor. Unless it’s in a glass.
 
  
 
=== Skills / Abilities ===
 
=== Skills / Abilities ===
  
Immortality Technically immortal. Immune to the effects of aging, cannot die by any conventional means, and is immune to all known mortal diseases and infections.
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'''Immortality.''' Technically immortal. Immune to the effects of aging, cannot die by any conventional means, and is immune to all known mortal diseases and infections.
  
Babble-speak – Can communicate in all languages and dialects.  
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'''Mother Tongue.''' As the bridge between the mortal world and the divine, they speak all languages mortals do, even the long dead ones.
  
Goddess Of Spring –As the Embodiment of Spring, Persephone is a fertility goddess. She has powers over the growth of plants, and the aspects of spring including weather, the fertility of animals. With her Return from the Underworld, she brings spring back to the mortal realm, and begins the rebirth of the world.
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'''Empath.''' To her annoyance at times, Persephone can read any living being’s emotions. She can also project her own emotions onto subjects such as people, animals, and plant life, affecting them each in various ways. If she’s not careful, she might even do it subconsciously.
  
Spring Growth – Persephone can make plants grow and bloom just by force of will. In the aspect of the Goddess of Rebirth, she can also overtake structures to reclaim them for the wilds. She can also accelerate the growth to the natural passing of time and make barred land fertile again.
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'''Flourishing.''' Since her mother, Demeter, is the Goddess of the Harvest, Persephone inherited some of her mother’s powers with nature. She can speed up any plant’s growth process as she wishes and can grow trees, bushes, and flowers on command.  
  
Spring Storms – As the embodiment of Spring, Persephone’s role does necessitate the storms of spring, the “waters of the tears” of man. These storms can be calm and nurturing, or they can be full of anger and destruction. When the wrathful storms rage, Persephone has little control over their destructive force and is physically depleted afterwards. For this reason, Persephone is very careful to keep her temper well in hand.
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'''Tracking.''' Persephone has a special knack for finding people. Using a combination of her empathic abilities and her connection with plant life, she can open portals to specific locations if a person has left an emotional imprint on the plant life there.  
  
Rebirth –  Persephone can revive flowers with a touch or a wave as her dual role of Goddess of Spring and Queen of the Underworld. In times past, she has even brought a chosen few souls back from the Dead while enthroned in the Underworld.
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=== Possessions ===
 
 
Queen’s Pardon – As the Queen of the Underworld, Persephone takes every Curse of Man heard, bottles and stores it until the mortal passes.  When the Soul is judged, she will submit all evidence at their trial, she knows their heart is in the right or wrong place.  In this role, Persephone gets the last word before the souls final sentencing.  Providing Justice within the court of the Underworld.
 
  
=== Possessions ===
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'''Normal Daily Wear:''' Being a Spring goddess, Persephone tends to wear pastel-colored skirts and flowy blouses with flats or small, open-toed heels. Pink is a favorite color of hers and her fashion style is very classic.
  
Normal Daily Wear: N/A
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'''Alternate Wear:'''For celebratory occasions, (such as returning to the Underworld or festivals) Persephone favors silver, floor-length dresses or ones that drag along the floor. When she is riding her horses, she wears equestrian breeches, knee-high riding boots, and white, button-down shirts.
  
 
=== Magical Artifacts/Weapons: ===
 
=== Magical Artifacts/Weapons: ===
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“Minthe, who according to myth, became the concubine of Haides, was trampled under foot by Kore (Persephone) and was transformed into Garden Mint, the plant which some call Hedyosmos” – Strabo, Geography 8.3 14 (Trans. Jones) (Greek geographer C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.)<ref>https://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Persephone.html</ref>
 
“Minthe, who according to myth, became the concubine of Haides, was trampled under foot by Kore (Persephone) and was transformed into Garden Mint, the plant which some call Hedyosmos” – Strabo, Geography 8.3 14 (Trans. Jones) (Greek geographer C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.)<ref>https://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Persephone.html</ref>
  
=== Introduction written by [[L.L. Savage]] ===
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==Introduction Written by Scribe==
 
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My mind broke for awhile. I don’t know how I let it happen, but I did. The passion I feel for my husband Hades is indescribable, but the loyalty I have for my mother is just as binding.  
You have heard my story retold countless times over the eons, new names, places and centuries but it is still my story.  You might have dug deeper into the stories and myths and read more, or you might just know it in passing. But that only scratches the surface of who I am.
 
 
 
Who I really am is very complicated.  I don’t fit into either niche they want to place me in.  On one side I am the daughter of Demeter, that is always included when they tell my story, I am loved and doted on by momma, but protected and sheltered too.  But not many stories tell you about my father, Zeus. Mighty king of the gods. things can be pretty awkward when he sends down his missives from the high chair on Olympus.
 
 
 
They called me Sweet and innocent growing from child to maiden,that’s a drawback to being so sheltered.  I played in the meadows and nymphs were my best friends, as you mortals would say. What’s the new term?  Squad Goals?
 
 
 
Anyways, thinking I was untouchable was my undoing, having no knowledge of the events that transpired around me was my downfall.  I had not a care in the world until the ground opened beneath me and the next thing I knew I was in the dark of the Underworld. Men have always had that “if you want it, take it” mentality, it’s nothing new to this era. 
 
 
 
So that’s how I found myself in the arms of Hades. God of the underworld, and Dear old dad’s brother.  So, like I said, my life can be Complicated. Mother is also Hades sister, so double uncle as you mortals would call it.  that is enough convoluted ties of a family tree. Things were strange back then, hard to explain to your modern sensibilities.  I made my own mistakes too. I knew I shouldn’t eat the food of the Underworld, but I was so hungry. A few seeds wouldn’t hurt right?? Well I didn’t know if the wonderful deal Zeus and Hades had struck. I was hungry and sad, and the food was there.
 
 
 
Those few seeds were enough. Queen of the Underworld and Wife of Hades part of the year, Maiden of spring the other and in the world of sunlight the other..  At least Father was able enough to calm Mother down. You would not believe how hard it was for mortals when Momma was unhappy. .
 
 
 
But that’s who I was, the life so many centuries ago, almost lost to obscurity.  Now, Father says it’s time for us to become relevant again. To make ourselves known in the world, to find a way to impact your mortal lives. Now i am going to reinvent myself. We have all been in hiding, our relevance whispers of scholars and historians.  Before you ask, yes. I am still married to Hades, but our marriage is businesslike at best, At least we can be cordial when I see him again.
 
  
As for mother, I hope this new wave of organic, back to the earth sustainable lifestyle makes Demeter happy. I couldn’t help but smile thinking about the joy this new wave of earthy children had to be bringing Mother.  Though they didn’t use her name, their gardens and backyard farming were their own rituals of praise to her and for her to be getting the recognition she deserves makes me proud to be her daughter.
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Both of them are incredibly strong individuals. Confident, controlling, sometimes manipulative people.  
  
And Zeus. Well, you have seen a lot of what he is up to already, no need for me to recap what you already know HE has a reputation that precedes him.
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I couldn’t stand up to them.  
  
For me, it’s time to delve into this new world, find my new path and walk it. Find a way to use this new world to bring relevance to us and benefits to you. I can say that I am intrigued by everything I have seen!  Could use more flowers and meadows, but snow is melting and spring is here. This is the time of new beginnings. New life.
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I couldn’t see how in trying to keep my relationship from falling apart, I was losing myself. My existence became an endless balancing act. Life on a tight rope. And a goddess of spring should never have to walk above the ground. I should have never been separated from the soil and the trees, bringing life everywhere I go. But, the Underworld is a dark, dull place, far from the beauty and flowers where I belong. My world went gray and I lost sight of who I was. I didn’t know how to help myself then.  
  
But remember, mortal friends, my life is a cautionary tale. I saved you from the gory details but I am sure you can read between the lines. Be careful with your new endeavors before the world swallows you whole.
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Maybe I do now.
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The job of a fertility goddess is all about bringing life in its correct season.  
  
That gives me an idea for a new job, I will have to see what Zeus thinks of it.
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Maybe now is my season.

Latest revision as of 12:13, 29 March 2021

Persephone is Goddess of the Spring and Queen of the Underworld, scribed by Jessica Lynn, voiced by Jamie Lynn Battle.

Untitled design - 2021-03-29T151313.260.png

Know Your Goddess

Height: 5’5

Weight: 110

Hair Color: Blonde

Facial Hair: N/A

Eyes: Silver

Distinguishing Features: The bright pink dyed to the ends of her hair

Family

Parents: Demeter and Zeus

Siblings: Plutus, Philomelus, Chrysothemus, Eubuleus, Despoina, Arion

Spouse: Hades

Children: None

Professions

Licensed therapist and family counselor on call to speak with Titans and Olympians as needed. Overseer of the Dead while Lord Hades is away.

Residence

Six months out of the year Persephone spends with her mother, Demeter, in Olympus. The other six months Persephone resides in the Underworld with her husband, Hades, at their palace.

Personal Information

General Overview: Forever torn between the love for her mother, Demeter, and her love for her husband, Hades, Persephone’s mind broke under the pressure of being constantly divided. After a fit of uncontrollable rage, which caused her to take someone’s life, Persephone fled both the Underworld, and her mother. She hid away for an entire season, trying to regain some semblance of herself. Now she has returned to the Underworld, and her journey of self-discovery has only just begun. The repercussions of her actions are sure to come back to haunt her, and her marriage is in shambles, but Persephone is Queen of the Underworld, and as such it’s time for her to reign.

Deity Nicknames: Kore (fondly called by her mother, very close friends, and sometimes by Hades.)

Likes: horseback riding (particularly Arion, who is her favorite horse in the stable) gardening, strategy games, and working out. She loves to test her limits and prides herself on staying in excellent physical shape.

Dislikes: Family drama, reality tv shows, mushrooms, controlling and manipulative people.

Flaws/Weakness

People-pleasing. Persephone has a strong fear of losing people’s approval, (especially her loved ones) and will go above and beyond to make sure she doesn’t. When people are in need, it is difficult for Persphone to say no, as she not only has a genuine desire to help them, but she fears what they will think of her if she refuses. This has often led to her sacrificing her time and resources in unnecessary ways and being taken advantage of.

Empathy. Persphone is an empath and can pick up not only on people’s emotions but also animals and plant life. This can be helpful, but on the other hand, can become highly overwhelming when she doesn’t keep her ability in check. Likewise, if she is feeling negative, her emotions “leak” and directly affect the life forms around her. On a bad day, she can wither plants just by looking at them, or cause the people around her to experience traces of the same emotions she is feeling.

Perfectionistic. When it comes to matters within Persephone’s control, she holds herself to very high standards. This includes not only her performance but her morality. If she fails to be the type of person or behaves in the way she knows she should have, Persephone spirals to a very dark place, full of negative talk and self-sabotage. If she cannot accomplish something in the exact way she thinks she should, (even in something so small as losing at a strategy game) Persephone only sees herself as a failure.

Stonewalling. When Persephone encounters any kind of confrontation where she is hurt and made emotionally defensive, she will stonewall that person. This is particularly true when it comes to her marriage. Confrontations with Hades are never pleasant, and rather than face up to him, Persephone has a history of refusing to speak about what is truly bothering her, preferring to deal with her problems on her own and bottle them up. This behavior is very self-destructive, and as a therapist, she is aware of her problems and trying to fix them.

Skills / Abilities

Immortality. Technically immortal. Immune to the effects of aging, cannot die by any conventional means, and is immune to all known mortal diseases and infections.

Mother Tongue. As the bridge between the mortal world and the divine, they speak all languages mortals do, even the long dead ones.

Empath. To her annoyance at times, Persephone can read any living being’s emotions. She can also project her own emotions onto subjects such as people, animals, and plant life, affecting them each in various ways. If she’s not careful, she might even do it subconsciously.

Flourishing. Since her mother, Demeter, is the Goddess of the Harvest, Persephone inherited some of her mother’s powers with nature. She can speed up any plant’s growth process as she wishes and can grow trees, bushes, and flowers on command.

Tracking. Persephone has a special knack for finding people. Using a combination of her empathic abilities and her connection with plant life, she can open portals to specific locations if a person has left an emotional imprint on the plant life there.

Possessions

Normal Daily Wear: Being a Spring goddess, Persephone tends to wear pastel-colored skirts and flowy blouses with flats or small, open-toed heels. Pink is a favorite color of hers and her fashion style is very classic.

Alternate Wear:For celebratory occasions, (such as returning to the Underworld or festivals) Persephone favors silver, floor-length dresses or ones that drag along the floor. When she is riding her horses, she wears equestrian breeches, knee-high riding boots, and white, button-down shirts.

Magical Artifacts/Weapons:

N/A

Historical Synopsis

Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and His sister goddess Demeter. Goddess of Spring, Growth and Queen of the Underworld as the wife of Hades. When in the meadow picking flowers, Kore (Persephone) was taken by Hades and carried off to the Underworld to be his bride. Her mother, Demeter fell into a great sadness, and during this time as she searched the world for her missing daughter, the weather changed, crops failed and mortals suffered. During this search she was accompanied by the Goddess Hekate, and advised by the Titan god of the Sun Helios.

When Demeter learned of the Abduction, she demanded the return of her daughter, and would not allow the world to bear fruit until she was returned. Zeus relented, but because Persephone had eaten of the fruit of the underworld, the Pomegranate, she was bound to the Underworld. Thus the compromise was born, during the Spring and Summer, Persephone returned to the mortal world with her mother, the world blooming and becoming fruitful. Conversely when she returned to the Underworld, plants began to die and wither, and fall and winter arrive.

This story made her, even with the ancients, the symbol of vegetation which shoots forth in spring, and the power of which withdraws into the earth at other seasons of the year.

Though known for the Abduction of Persephone and the references to the wife of Hades, Persephone is also known for her wrath, as recounted in the story of Minthe.

“Minthe, who according to myth, became the concubine of Haides, was trampled under foot by Kore (Persephone) and was transformed into Garden Mint, the plant which some call Hedyosmos” – Strabo, Geography 8.3 14 (Trans. Jones) (Greek geographer C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.)[1]

Introduction Written by Scribe

My mind broke for awhile. I don’t know how I let it happen, but I did. The passion I feel for my husband Hades is indescribable, but the loyalty I have for my mother is just as binding.

Both of them are incredibly strong individuals. Confident, controlling, sometimes manipulative people.

I couldn’t stand up to them.

I couldn’t see how in trying to keep my relationship from falling apart, I was losing myself. My existence became an endless balancing act. Life on a tight rope. And a goddess of spring should never have to walk above the ground. I should have never been separated from the soil and the trees, bringing life everywhere I go. But, the Underworld is a dark, dull place, far from the beauty and flowers where I belong. My world went gray and I lost sight of who I was. I didn’t know how to help myself then.

Maybe I do now. The job of a fertility goddess is all about bringing life in its correct season.

Maybe now is my season.