Persephone Queen of the Underworld
by Esther Newman-Cohen
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19.800 x 27.800 x 1.000 inches
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Title
Persephone Queen of the Underworld
Artist
Esther Newman-Cohen
Medium
Painting - Watercolor On Paper
Description
PERSEPHONE was the goddess queen of the underworld and the goddess of spring growth. One day Hades, the God of the Underworld, abducted her, raped her and made her Queen of the Underworld. Her mother Demeter despaired at her disappearance and searched for her the throughout the world. When she learned that Zeus had conspired in her daughter's abduction, she was furious and refused to let the earth bear fruit until Persephone was returned. Zeus consented, but because the girl had tasted of the food of Hades--a handful of pomegranate seeds--she was forced to spend a part of each year winter - with her husband in the underworld. Her annual return to the earth in spring was marked by the flowering of the meadows and the sudden growth of the new grain.
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Esther Newman-Cohen
Thanks so much Robert. I truly appreciate your featuring this work in the First Friday Gallery Group!
Alex Lapidus
Congratulations, your image has been featured in the Mystery group -- thanks for sharing it with us! Please feel free to add it to the 2023 Feature Archive in the Discussion section (using the "embed" link on your image page).
Esther Newman-Cohen
Thank you, Taikan, for featuring this work in the The Best 30000 Artworks Group!
Esther Newman-Cohen
Thanks so much, John, for featuring this work in the Images that Excite You Group!