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However, it was a rule of the Fates that whoever ate or drank in the underworld was doomed to spend eternity there. Before releasing her to Hermes, who had been sent to retrieve her, Hades had tricked Persephone into eating pomegranate seeds (either six or four according to the telling); thus, she was forced to return to the underworld for four or six months each year. During this time each year, Demeter, in her sadness, neglects to cultivate the earth until Persephone returns to

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