Wikipedia Trail: Persephone to Aristaeus

I was first intrigued by Persephone when I was doing an extra credit reading on the Overview of Mythology. I have heard many tales about her, but I have never sat down once and truly read her tale all the way through. I wanted to know more about the different versions of her story. I found that she was categorized as chthonic. This means "under or beneath the earth." I had never seen this word before, and I was curious as to what this meant. I really like learning new words I do not often hear, and I wish I could use new words more often. I found that chthonic can also be related to the earth which is where Gaia came into my trail. I have heard about her many times, but I have never known specific details about her. Looking more into her, I realized I have heard of her by another name which is Mother Earth. While reading about her, I saw that Gaia made Aristaeus immortal. I thought this was pretty neat because it is not every day that one comes across someone that is immortal. His name was also unfamiliar to me, so I decided I should look into him. Apparently, he is famous for the art of bee-keeping. This trail was fun to learn more about goddesses.

Image Information: The Return of Persephone by Frederic Leighton (1891)