This may be largely due to the resemblance of the rape of Persephone to the tale of beauty and the beast. This change does not seem to occur with other mythological rape stories, which raises the question of why modern versions of Greek mythology insist upon romanticizing the story of Hades and Persephone. He writes that she was “Terrified, in tears,” and Cyane, in her plea to Hades, describes what she has seen of Persephone with “this girl, frightened and forced.” (Ovid Metamorphoses 5.399–419) However, many modern adaptations and iterations of their story frame their relationship as just that- loving and consensual. Even Ovid, who typically highlights comedic aspects of mythology over the more serious ones, still emphasizes how cruel the story of Persephone is. It seems obvious to say that their story is in no way a romantic or loving tale, as their marriage occurred against Persephone’s will and without her consent. As told by the Homeric Hymn to Demeter (7 th or 6 th century BC) and, much later, in the canonical version by the Roman poet Ovid (43 BC – 17/18 AD) in the Metamorphoses, it is a story of stolen innocence and the division of a loving family, with the only cause being Hades’ rapacious lust. The story of the abduction and subsequent rape of Persephone, the young and beautiful goddess of spring, at the hands of Hades, the king of the Underworld, is a famous and heart-wrenching tale. Purpledandelion on The Story of Hades and Persephone: Rape and RomanceĬontemporary graphic novels romanticize the element of rape in the myth of Persophone in a way quite alien to the Greek and Roman sources of the story, argues Chloe Warner (’20) Persephone, by Rachel Smythe, from Lore Olympus, Episode 3 (2018).Matt on The Story of Hades and Persephone: Rape and Romance.Michal Lynn Venetz on Hollywood and History: Pompeii (2014).Colleen White on Faith and Spectacle: Examining Quo Vadis (1951).Ron on Faith and Spectacle: Examining Quo Vadis (1951).Katrina Faulkner: Elizabeth Jane Weston, The Pidgeon and the Painting (1606).Carl Hamilton: Elizabeth Jane Weston, The Flea and the Soldier (1606).Jack Tigani: Elizabeth Jane Weston, The Geese and the Cranes.Nicholas Morris: Elizabeth Jane Weston, The Sow and the Dog.Lexi Chroscinski: Elizabeth Jane Weston, The Captured Lark.Jocelyn Wright: Elizabeth Jane Weston, The Lion and the Frog.Metrics and Style in Ovid’s Metamorphoses.Persephone Remembering (the landscape piece you see up there) got selected for Spectrum 24, and I was lucky to have fans who found my work through here and stayed with me even when I started doing other work.Īll of which wouldn’t have been possible if not for Receiver of Many and I’m grateful to have you all. I wanted to express the psychology of their pain in a visual form, and that persists in my work today. It was this project that planted the seed in my approach to art. Honestly I loved the process of making this book. (doomed love and mutual pining is 100% my thing gah I love RoM so much)
It was my way of showing that even though they are physically apart, they’re still together. I wanted the words to link the texts and images together, where Aidon ends his part of the poem, Persephone begins hers.
During this time both threaten to upend the fragile peace they made with the gods of Olympus just to be together again, and the story illustrates their temptations. It’s called The Sixth Equinox, and it’s a short story of Persephone and Aidoneus’ longing for each other as they’re forced to stay apart. And all my Receiver of Many fanart culminates in part 3, in which Rachel so generously allowed me to create a short illustrated book based off her work.
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