Having escaped from her friends, and feeling proud of herself for rebelling, Persephone goes back to the cemetery. She picks a pomegranate and starts to eat it when Hades shows up. He is upset with her for avoiding him all day at school. She apologizes and offers him some of her fruit.
*** Mythology Point #9 *** In Greek Mythology the roles are reversed - it is Hades who offers the pomegranate to Persephone.
As Persephone and Hades hang out she notices three hawks circling overhead. They fly off and she thinks nothing of it. Soon it is time to go home and she leaves Hades. But when she gets home she finds her mother furious with her and her friends looking embarrassed. She realizes the hawks were her friends and they told her mother all about her going to the cemetery and hanging out with Hades. Aphrodite tries to talk to Persephone and explain what happened but Persephone refuses to speak to her. That night, after her mother goes to bed, Persephone resolves to run away to the underworld. Disguising herself as an old woman she climbs into Charon's ferry.
*** Mythology Point #10 *** Charon is the ferryman who brings the souls to the underworld.
She doesn't have a coin to pay him but another soul on the boat has an extra and gives it to her.
*** Mythology Point #11 *** Without a coin to pay him, Charon will not bring you across the river Styx.
When she reaches the underworld Persephone tries to break apart from the group of souls who are about to be judged but a cyclops, named Thanatos stops her. She explains that she is a goddess in disguise but Thanatos does not believe her.
*** Mythology Point #12 *** Thanatos is the personification of death.
As Thanatos talks to her another cyclops, named Hypnos, who looks exactly like Thanatos appears.
*** Mythology Point #13 *** Hypnos is the twin brother of Thanatos and he is the personification of sleep.
Hypnos and Thanatos get into an argument and during it it is mentioned that Hades is in Tartarus. Persephone sneaks away to find Hades, ditching her disguise.
*** Mythology Point #14 *** Tartarus is the place of eternal punishment that is reserved for the worst human souls.
Persephone finds Hades but much to her disappointment he isn't happy to see her and insists on taking her home. They get into a huge fight when he drops her off. When she goes inside her mother misreads the situation and believes Hades has convinced Persephone to run away. On the verge of another fight, Persephone convinces her mother to actually listen to her and Demeter does. In the end Demeter concedes that she does need to give Persephone more freedom and space. The next day at school Persephone makes up with her friends. She also joins Hades for lunch, where principal Zeus suggests they go to the school dance together. When they are alone Hades asks her and she agrees. Demeter is unsure of the dance but Persephone convinces her she should go. Everyone arrives at the dance and Apollo, twin to Artemis, and his band is preforming.
*** Mythology Point #15 *** Apollo is the god of music and is twin brother to Artemis.
Ares sees Hades at the dance and tries to attack him.
*** Mythology Point #16 *** Ares is the god of war.
Aphrodite distracts Ares by asking him for a dance then recanting. Zeus sees a commotion going on and goes over to investigate. Hades covers for Ares, causing Ares to change his views on Hades. Because of Ares's change in attitude Aphrodite agrees to dance with Ares and everyone has a good time.
*** Mythology Point #17 *** Ares and Aphrodite are in love, despite Aphrodite being married to Hephaestus.
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