Posefen was a goddess. She was the only daughter of the Greek Goddess of harvest Demeter. Wherever Posefen went, the places would be full of flowers.
泊瑟芬是一個純潔的女神。她是人間的大地之母、谷物之神狄蜜特的獨生女兒,是春天的燦爛女神,只要她輕輕踏過的地方,都會開滿嬌艷欲滴的花朵。
One day, when Posefen played with her friends in the valley, she found a silver narcissus flower. She liked it and picked it up. Suddenly, the narcissus became a handsome man with purple eyes. Posefen was scared and took a step back. The man smiled and said, “Goddess, you broke the curse and saved me. Please let me fulfill my promise and marry me.” Before she understood what happened, Posefen was thrown into a rift in the ground.
有一天,泊瑟芬和同伴們在山谷中的草地上摘花,她驚奇的發現一朵銀色的水仙,美的光彩照人。她漸漸遠離了同伴,伸手去采摘那朵水仙。就在她摘下它的一瞬間,水仙化作一團紫色的煙霧,一股淡淡的陰間的香氣彌漫開來。煙霧漸漸散去,眼前出現了一個一身黑色,有著紫色眼眸的俊逸非凡的男子。泊瑟芬驚的后退了一步。只見那男子嘴角邊流露出一絲可怕的笑,說到:“女神,你破除咒語救了我,那就履行我的誓言嫁給我吧!”泊瑟芬還沒有弄明白是怎么一回事,地上就裂開一道縫,一股強大的力量把她卷了進去。
After hearing her daughter’s cries for help, Demeter threw corn away and saved her daughter. However, without the Goddess of harvest, seeds did not grow and human beings would confront a great disaster. Zeus quickly got the news and knew it was Pluto that took Posefen away. Pluto could not win Zeus but he really loved Posefen. He knew he would be cursed and told Posefen, “My fragrance should belong to the world. Take it away.” Then he closed eyes.
泊瑟芬的呼救聲回蕩在山谷里,狄蜜特拋下手中的谷物,飛躍千山萬水去尋找女兒。人間沒有了大地之母,種子不再發芽,肥沃的土地結不出成串的麥穗,人類面臨巨大的災難。這一切很快傳到了宙斯的耳中,他知道劫走泊瑟芬的是冥王海地士,便下令再一次詛咒他。海地士終究敵不過宙斯的法力,但他是真的愛著泊瑟芬。他知道自己馬上就會再次陷入長長的昏睡,于是對泊瑟芬說:“我身上的香氣應該屬于人間,請你把它帶走吧!”說完,海地士閉上眼睛,再也看不見心愛的春天女神泊瑟芬了。