Greek Mythology: Persephone

Goddess of the Spring and Queen of the Underworld
Married to Hades
Daughter of Zeus and Demeter
Symbols: Pomegranates, Bats, Mint, Lilies, Wreath of flowers
Roman Name: Proserpina... Other names: Kore

Some sources talk about how many Olympian gods had pursued Persephone including Apollo, Hephaestus, Hermes, and Ares. However, Demeter was the classic over protective mother and hid her away (after that is when she was abducted by Hades). There isn't much written about Persephone's life outside of the Underworld once she was abducted. There are however many stories that involve the Queen of the Underworld.

One of which is the story of Orpheus... a poet, and musician that was married to a young girl named Eurydice but when she fell into a nest of vipers she died. When Orpheus found her he played such a sad song on his lyre that even the Gods wept. They told him to go to the Underworld to get her back and when he played for Hades and Persephone it melted their hearts and Persephone convinced Hades to give him the chance to get his wife back... which I should say is EXTREMELY rare. All Orpheus had to do was to walk back the way he came and not look back. One step from exiting the Underworld he couldn't resist worried that his wife was not behind him he looked back and he saw her disappear.

One of the only time Hades pursued another woman it was the nymph Minthe that caught his eye who  Persephone transformed her into the mint plant... another nymph that he pursued was Leuce who she transformed into a white poplar tree... He however returned the favor when a man named Peirithous went to the Underworld to abduct her and bring her back to the Earth as his bride... when he arrived with his friend Hades offered them a seat... sitting in the chairs of forgetfulness stone chairs that wrapped themselves around the two.

Another myth was when Aphrodite entrusted the care of Adonis to Persephone she became so attached to the baby that in the end Zeus had to pass judgement that 1/3 of the year Adonis would be with Persephone 1/3 with Aphrodite and 1/3 to whoever he chose.