“The same might well be said of Hades,” suggested Hermes quietly.
Demeter looked at him intently. “Hades need not remain there all the time; he chooses to stay away from the light.”
“And so does Hecate these days,” the messenger of the gods pointed out. “She is Persephone’s companion during the fall and winter, but unlike your daughter, she does not emerge when spring begins, but chooses to stay there.”
“She is keeping an eye on Hades,” insisted Demeter, though she did not sound completely certain.
Hermes raised an eyebrow. “Perhaps more than just an eye. Hades must be awfully lonely for those six months without a wife.”
The students cringed a little, expecting Demeter might take offense, but she just laughed, then looked at their shocked faces.
“Jokes are a part of the rituals of El
