Persephone was abducted by Hades and forced to be his wife
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In Homer's version Zeus gives Persephone's hand to Hades, so he just takes her home, as women's rights weren't really a thing in Greece. They seem to be the only couple of gods that don't hate each other.
I'd imagine they might not feel the need to elaborate with stories about how being kidnapped as the devil's bride is miserable, unless it leads to a daring escape.
There are no devils in Greek mythology. It is from later christian influence why there appears an association of Hades with a devil like Satan, like in Disney's Hercules. There are daemons, which are not gods and are not necessarily evil.
Also most classic Greeks were probably more terrified of Persephone than of Hades, for example see Odysseus when going through the underworld.
Depending on the version though they get along really well. The myth could be looked at as a story about how you don’t have to completely commit to being one type of person, but can instead foster parallel and functional lives. That’s presumably a super modern and inappropriate interpretation but whatever.
I feel like that's a generous reading over it, Greek mythology is very rapey
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