In Greek Mythology the Goddess of Springtime, Persephone, was kidnapped by Hades, God of the Underworld. When she was in the Underworld, Persephone ate six pomegranate seeds, which tied her to Hades. Because of this, Persephone had to spend six months of the year down in the underworld, and her mother, Demeter, Goddess of the Harvest, was so inconsolable, that winter overtakes the land and crops cannot be harvested for this time of the year. Besides being a symbol of the Goddess Persephone…