Persephone

The myth of Demeter and Persephone is one of kidnapping, incest and betrayal. This myth has also impacted the way seasons change, how worshiping Demeter came to be. Demeter is the mother of Persephone and sister of Zeus and Hades. Persephone is the daughter of Demeter and Zeus and niece to Hades. Zeus is the husband and brother to Demeter, father to Persephone and brother to Hades. Hades, brother to Zeus and Demeter and uncle to Persephone. Demeter is the Greek Goddess of grain and…

When you think of Persephone, think of when a coin is tossed and lands on its side. For a moment it is neither heads nor tails but you can see both. Persephone, (or Kore by her other name) is like this, in the fact that she is both life and death, both Spring and Winter. Her personality as innocent as the flowers she is picking changes to cold and callous as she is abducted by Hades and made to be Queen of the underworld through deceit and ill made deals. Jealousy plays a theme in Persephone’s…

Demeter mourned the loss of Persephone. Demeter was suffering not only because of the absence of Kore, her torment was also due to the fact that she did not know what happened to her daughter. She did not find her body, and none of the gods did give her any information about her child…

Comparing the poem “Demeter” to the Poem “Demeter to Persephone” For the Metamorphosis paper I am focusing on the divinity Demeter, also known as Ceres. The love of a mother in different retellings of the Hymn of Demeter and poems about Demeter show how a mother’s love can do great things to get their daughter back. One can say that the poems are similar in ways and that they go along with each other smoothly. The authors of both of these poems have done an outstanding job at making both of…

Persephone ((The story of Persephone is quite commonly known of Greek mythology. Yet, it can be argued that as more and more editions of the story were told, the original was quite different. Whilst the tale told is of a young girl kidnapped by Hades and tricked into staying with him, another lesser known version tells the story of a young woman who sought adventure and chose to visit and then stay with the Lord of the Underworld. This version, deserves to be told. With a new setting to reflect…

consciousness. That said, this story also relates to themes of spiritual communication and healing, but with a slight twist. This spiritual descent is forced upon Persephone instead of being a willing choice, like Inanna, perhaps being an extension of the idea of evil spirits toying with people. Then, just as she is about to escape, Persephone is permanently bound to the Underworld by eating the pomegranate. The Underworld punishes her for taking from it and thus becomes a part of the Underworld…

out of the year? According to ancient Greeks, there is always a myth for that. Demeter is the goddess of harvest and her daughter, Persephone, had lived life the most blissfully. With not a care in the world nor responsibilities to worry about, she truly lived freely. Her mother had sheltered Persephone from all the men who wanted to pursue her in marriage. So Persephone spent her days frolicking in flower fields. Until the day her world changed forever. Until the day that Hades captured her and…

RE: Hades and Persephone (Ryees and Belle) "Most eyes are not pleased by my presence." His words were sharp and direct, accompanied by a needle-like gaze that pricked Persephone from head to toe as if it were sampling her delicate flesh. "Your mother's stories were true—almost. I slew Titans, yes, and I control the underworld. But that is not all that I am, not all I do in this afterlife of mine." His gaze narrowed and the scrutiny spiked. "I hide this visage because there are those that would…

Sarcophagus Panel Depicting the Abduction of Persephone was created by an anonymous Ionian sculptor around 190/200 CE. The Sarcophagus Panel Depicting the Abduction of Persephone is a high relief sculpture that shows Hades (god of the underworld) abducting Demeter’s (the harvest goddess) very young daughter Persephone so that he can marry the young girl. This relief sculpture was inspired by the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, which tells the story of Hades kidnapping Persephone. This work of art is a…

They went to a poutine restaurant, a dog shelter and practiced for Jordyn’s big production of Mamma Mia at Persephone that was coming up in May. The two of them had become closer in two months, than most people ever become in their entire life. Jordyn had formed a huge crush on the tall brunette and didn’t feel she was being too discreet about it, but Ophelia…