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The maiden is Demeter (aka Ceres), goddess of crops, vegetation, fertility, and harvest. Her daughter, Persephone, was kidnapped by Hades as she gathered flowers. Demeter retaliated by stopping the growth of all green plants. He ordered that Persphone stay with Hades for only three months per year and the rest of the year she could spend with her mother. During the three months with Hades, the growth of plants is suspended which is winter. The appearance of the constellation in the spring signals the return of Persephone to Demeter and the new growth of crops.

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1. The maiden is Demeter (aka Ceres), goddess of crops, vegetation, fertility, and harvest. Her daughter, Persephone, was kidnapped by Hades as she gathered flowers. Demeter retaliated by stopping the growth of all green plants. He ordered that Persphone stay with Hades for only three months per year and the rest of the year she could spend with her mother. During the three months with Hades, the growth of plants is suspended which is winter. The appearance of the constellation in the spring signals the return of Persephone to Demeter and the new growth of crops.





 
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