THE POMEGRANATE

Why did I choose the pomegranate as my logo? Glad you asked! In mythology, the pomegranate represents the seasons. Since my philosophy is all about cooking with what is fresh each season, it was the perfect symbol for Culinary Getaways. Please read below for a summary on the ancient story of the pomegranate. I hope you enjoy it!

The pomegranate, a symbol of fertility, is the fruit that caused the cycle of the seasons, as told in the ancient myth of Demeter and Persephone.

Demeter, the Greek goddess of fertility, makes the earth fruitful. She taught mankind to plow and sow, so they could end their nomadic existence.

Demeter was the mother of Persephone, who was abducted by Hades, lord of the underworld. Distraught, Demeter wandered the earth searching for her lost child. While she searched, the earth became barren. Finally, Zeus took pity on mankind and ordered Hades to return Persephone to her mother. However, before she left the underworld, Hades gave Persephone a pomegranate and she ate three of its seeds. This bound her to leave her mother for three months of the year and return to her husband in the underworld.

When Persephone leaves her mother to return to Hades, Demeter mourns, the earth is barren, and we have three months of winter. When Persephone returns, Demeter rejoices during the fruitful months of spring and summer. In autumn, Demeter again begins to mourn Persephone's departure for the underworld, and the earth begins to enter its winter sleep.