Persephone

"From death, new life is created. Overwhelm your enemies with your beautiful Flowers."

Persephone is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore
Persephone is the Goddess of Vegetation and the Harvest. Daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the others gods often felt fit to decide her fate for her. Demeter enrolled her in helping with her Mysteries while Zeus took it upon himself to give her away. Hades, her husband to be, came up from the underworld and took her away. Demeter, saddened by the loss of her daughter and helper, wept and refused to continue bringing life to the earth. Cornered by a dying world, Zeus forced Hades and Persephone to part.

Before leaving the underworld Hades offered her a seed of a Pomegranate grown in the underworld. Persephone was clever. She understood what was being offered. Those who eat the food of the underworld are bound to it and must return. Hades was offering her a choice. A choice she was happy to accept. Every six months Persephone leaves the underworld, soothing Demeter's grief and bringing life back to the world.

The time has now come for Persephone, Queen of the Underworld, to return and take her throne besides Hades. She has seen the gods struggle against themselves at the expense of those around them. She can no longer watch as droves of mortal souls arrive; their lives cut short while they struggled for each and every victory as the gods they pray to cause their suffering. Soon all gods will see why she is called 'Clever Persephone'.

General

 * Persephone is Hades' wife.
 * Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, therefore sister to Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Hercules and more.
 * Persephone's release was teased by the full card art of the Prince of Darkness Hades' skin.
 * In May 18, 2021 Persephone recieved a rework to her kit. For more information about the old version, see replaced abilities section.
 * Persephone is the first god with a leap ability that lets her leap backwards through walls.
 * Persephone had an event theme after her called Persephone's Corrupted Arena.
 * There is an announcer pack themed after Persephone, You can hear it here:Persephone Announcer pack.

God Skins

 * T_Persephone_CuteFarmer_Icon.pngCute Cultivator
 * In this skin her skeletons are replaced by scarecrows.
 * The design of Persephone's flowers are similar to the Smiley Flowers from the Yoshi's Island game series.


 * Persephone_NecRomancer_Icon.pngNecRomancer
 * The original concept for this skin was created by Juniper Alicia Lara.
 * In this skin her skeletons are wearing tuxedos.
 * Her plants are replaced with Roses with teeth.
 * This skin shares its theme with Enchanted Boyfriend Cu Chulainn.


 * T_Persephone_OblivionRuler_Icon.pngOblivion Ruler
 * In the wallpaper version of this skin card art the boat that she is in could be a reference to the ferryman of the underworld Charon.
 * The background of the card art could also be a reinterpretation of Hades.
 * This skin shares its theme with Oblivion Hound Cerberus and Oblivion Queen Discordia.


 * T Persephone MalwareMonarch Icon.pngMalware Monarch
 * This skin shares it's theme with Malware Master Ah Puch.


 * T_Persephone_Gold_Icon.pngMasteries
 * In the wallpaper version of this skin's card art Cerberus can be seen in the background.

Skins
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 * -|Withering Bloom=
 * -|Cute Cultivator=
 * -|NecRomancer=
 * -|Oblivion Ruler=
 * -|Malware Monarch=
 * -|Golden=
 * -|Legendary=
 * -|Diamond=