![]() ![]() Key words: Greek Myth, Death, Transformation, Womanhood, Persephone, Demeter, Allegorical Analysis Through the findings of this critical analysis an attempt to explore a different perspective of the goddess Persephone- drawing on the different facades of the Queen of the Underworld, with focus on her representations and influence in both greek myth and society, to argue that she was not the powerless victim many consider her as rather the evidence should point to the conclusion that Persephone was a significant figure in ancient greece, who’s embodiment of literal and metaphorical transformations was an integral part of greek society, proving her to be a very important, and powerful, goddess. This essay will seek to all aspects in the myth of Persephone and Demeter, while calling out the shallow interpretations of many modern day depictions, by pulling examples and supplementary findings from various secondary and primary sources on both the myth and ancient greek culture. This does not mean, however, that there are no wrong interpretations. Learn more.There are many different interpretations of classical myth in the modern world, and with just as many different versions in the ancient world there is no one, true, “right” interpretation. The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world. (circa) or BCE.ġ90 CE–200 CE Medium Marble Dimensions 99 × 170.2 × 17.8 cm (39 × 67 × 7 in.) Credit Line Anonymous loan Reference Number 28.2011 IIIF Manifest Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. Status On View, Gallery 152 Department Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium Culture Ancient Roman Title Panel from a Sarcophagus Depicting the Abduction of Persephone Dateĭates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. The myth was also considered appropriate for the decoration of a sarcophagus: to be taken by Hades was a popular metaphor for death itself. When she returned, abundance was restored. ![]() When Persephone descended to the underworld, the earth lay fallow. In the Greek and Roman worlds, it explained the changing seasons and the agricultural cycle. The theme of death and regeneration is central to this myth. Before doing so, Hades tricked Persephone into eating pomegranate seeds, which required that she return to the underworld for part of every year. The supreme god Zeus intervened, commanding Hades to release Persephone so that Demeter might restore fertility to the earth. While searching for her daughter, Demeter stopped cultivating the land, and a great famine ensued. On the right, Hades flees with the girl thrown over his shoulder. Kneeling in front is Persephone, who looks upward in the moment before her abduction. ![]() On the left, Demeter, the Greek goddess of the harvest, drives a chariot in search of her daughter. This panel-once the long side of a sarcophagus, or coffin––depicts the abduction of the maiden Persephone by Hades, the Greek god of the underworld. ![]()
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