Virgo star story The story of Persephone, the daughter of Demeter, the goddess of the earth, is as follows. Persephone was a beautiful woman that captured the heart of Hades, the king of the underworld. In love with her beauty, Persephone, Hades kidnapped her and made her his wife. Persephone said that she had lived a decent life in the underworld, but she sometimes felt deep sorrow when she thought of the landscapes above. When her spring comes, her Virgo, rising into her eastern sky, is the figure of Persephone rising from the underworld.