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Encyclopedia > Agelasta

In Greek mythology, Agelasta ("joyless") was the name of the stone on which Demeter rested during her search for Persephone.


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She had been playing with some nymphs (or Leucippe) whom Demeter changed into the Sirens as punishment for not having interfered.
Life came to a stand still as the depressed Demeter (goddess of the earth) searched for her lost daughter (resting on the stone, Agelasta).
Finally, Zeus could not put up with the dying earth and forced Hades to return Persephone by sending Hermes to retrieve her.
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