What Greek myth explained the seasons?

Answer 1

It was the Greek myth about Hades and Persephone that helped to explain the seasons. In this myth, when Persephone and her mother Demeter were reunited, the earth flourished, and when Persephone returned to the Underworld, the world was barren.

Answer 2

The myth of Persephone and Hades. Hades, ruler of the Underworld, wanted a wife, so one day he captured Persephone, the Goddess of vegetation and the daughter of Demeter, and took her to the Underworld. Persephone's mother, Demeter the goddess of Agriculture, was so distraught that she asked Zeus, king of the gods, to intervene. But Persephone had already eaten six pomegranate seeds from Hades' garden. Once one had eaten food in the Underworld, they were trapped there. However, to appease both Hades and Demeter, Zeus decreed that Persephone would spend 6 months in the Underworld, and 6 months above ground. Whenever Persephone was above ground, her mother was happy, and so it was summer. But when Persephone was in the Underworld with Hades, Demeter caused winter because of her sadness from being separated from her daughter.