Persephone suna daidai ne wanda ke nufin wani adadi a cikin tatsuniyoyi na Girka, wanda 'yar Zeus da Demeter ce, kuma matar Hades, allahn duniya. Bisa ga tatsuniya, Hades ne ya sace Persephone kuma ya tafi da ita cikin duniya, inda ta zama sarauniya. A sakamakon haka, Demeter, allahiya na girbi da haihuwa, ta yi baƙin ciki sosai har ta ƙi barin amfanin gona a duniya. Daga karshe dai an yarda Persephone ta shafe rabin shekara a duniya tare da mahaifiyarta, sauran rabin kuma a duniya tare da mijinta, wanda aka ce shine bayanin sauyin yanayi.
