Lore olympus is a modern retelling of the myth of persephone, told in a distinctive art style and. If you have read many retellings of the myth, you may already be expecting something. I had been searching for a graphic novel about hades and persephone, something with a sweet romance rather. The book is a 164page softcover comic intended for an adult audience. Linda sejicsigeel on hades, persephone, hades, persephone. The word hades was used by the christian church for so long to reference christian hell that it can be difficult for the popular mindset to untangle the two. The story is available for purchase for kindle on amazon under the name by immortal souls by starlight fountain, but you can still read the whole story here. Spring held hostage a greek myth and millions of other books are. This story is a version of the love story between hades and persephone. A court of mist and fury, the sequel to a court of thorns and roses fantasy series by sarah j. Hades and persephone comic page test hades smile digital colour by fdevita on deviantart deviantart is the worlds largest online social community for artists and art enthusiasts, allowing people to connect through the creation and sharing of art. Persephone only then will i make the plants blossom again. Persephone is the daughter of demeter, depending on which version, found her way into the underworld and wanted to stay or was kidnapped by hades, but regardless, both grew to love each, becoming. Instead of an alpha and evil hades we get a shy and lonely hades.
Something that would force her to return to him some say she ate on her own. Image result for greek mythology hades and persephone story. Lord of the dead is the fourth book in the olympians series. For childrens books, phone home, persephone by kate mcmullen. Hades was the brother of zeus and the god of the underworld. Persephone appears as a character in the books the demigod files, as well as the last olympian of the percy jackson series, the latter in which she has gained love for hades over the years. The myth of hades and persephone is one of the well known greek myths. Demeter wasnt happy and whenever persephone is with hades, she. Because she has powers of growth, her hair acts as a. Persephone is the goddess of spring and, as implied in the comic, fertility. The only contact they ever make is making love to one another, and afterwards a. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The comic epicurus the sage by william messnerloebs and sam kieth features a fractured version of the abduction of persephone, adding in the comic twist that hades and persephone had staged.
Welcome to my attempt at the epic story of hades and persephone. Hades, also known as lord hades, is an evil god in the dc comics universe based on the actual hades from greek mythology. Lore olympus and webtoon finally helped me love comics. This graphic novel tells the story of demeter, the greek goddess of the. When hades, king of the underworld, takes persephone to make her his queen, her mother demeter is heartbroken. This is a cute fluffy but adult retelling that skips a lot of the darker elements and instead focuses on the romance of hades and persephone and a few other characters as well. Character inspirationcharacter artcharacter designgreek mythology artcomic book layouthades and. Believe it or not, that wasnt the case back when i wrote persephone. Stylish and immersive this is one of mythologys greatest stories the taking of persephone as its never been told before. Persephone as a vegetation goddess and her mother demeter were the central figures of the eleusinian mysteries, which promised the initiated a more enjoyable prospect after death. The one where the fates get sick of watching these two dorks dance around each other so they give a little push in the right direction. Her grief causes the world to become a cold and barren place. Knowing the earth and humans were about to end, zeus sent hermes to tell hades to release persephone or else. In the year i worked on persephone, so did several other completely unconnected authors.
In the homeric hymn to demeter, the story is told of how persephone was gathering flowers in the vale of nysa when she was seized by hades and removed to the underworld. The moody lighting of photography gives us an appealing sense of mystery. A young supper club waitress is still living in the. While persephone has gathered some skill without her mothers knowledge, she has a hard time sizing up to her mothers raw talent. Until a moment, when day meets night, that she might dance for him again. With krystal white, lainie kazan, louis mandylor, jorie burgos. I remember in the 70s and 80s, hades was sometimes used in comic books when censorship discouraged the use of hell. Linda luksic sejicsigeel some hades and persephone nonsense some hades and persephone nonsense just as i promised in one of the previous posts, this is somewhat of a relaxation project where i dont go into too much details, just having lots of fun. Is there a good book about the story between hades and. Because it turns out, the gods arent so different from us after all, especially when it comes to their problems. She may be the adopted daughter of the famous magician demeter, but persephone struggles to find. But you will get such a good feeling when you see how this story is retold in lore olympus. Baldr and hel arent lovers in the old myth, but its a modern interpretation got popular with the comic valhalla that i think is pretty cute, the idea being that hel wouldnt let baldr leave the underworld because she had fallen in love with him, and baldr didnt want to leave anyway because the feeling was mutual. Persephone is an immortal woman living under her mothers shadow, and overprotective gaze.
I first heard of this book when i began doing research on persephone for a book i was writing but it was hard to come by so i wound up not getting it. He tells us quite a bit, in fact, for someone who wasnt there. Persephone was the daughter of demeter, the goddess of nature. A delving into the the myth that brought winter into the world. A hundred days of night is a webcomic about persephone and. In his ancient hymns, homer tells us of the unyielding lord of the dead who kidnapped the innocent daughter of demeter. Hades and persephone the story of the seasons greek. Persephone by kaitlin bevis, abandon by meg cabot, receiver of many by rachel alexander, seeds volume one by m. These books are not about hades and persephone these books just happen to have persephone in the title and do not belong on this list either. In the mortal world she brings the season of spring around the earth. An important element of the eleusinian mysteries and the thesmophoria festival, the goddess was worshipped throughout the greek world and frequently appeared in all forms of greek art.
There are a lot of persephone and hades retellings out there. The friendships and the lies, the gossip and the wild parties, and of course, forbidden love. Only zeus, the king of the gods, can help, but hades wont let persephone go that easily. Hades and persephone rick riordan books slice of life a comics comic artist goddesses home decor faeries room decor linda luksic sejicsigeel hello, my name is linda and im a. Hades and persephone is one of my favourite myths and i love reading retellings of it. I made some extra comics about hades and persephone during the making of my main comic underworld love story. In this lovingly written and wondrously drawn comic, hades does not so much steal persephone as give her. In some versions, persephone is the mother of zeus son dionysus, or iacchus, andor zagreus, as a result of their identification with dionysus. Persephone, latin proserpina or proserpine, in greek religion, daughter of zeus, the chief god, and demeter, the goddess of agriculture.
He abducted persephone and took her to the underworld, ignoring her screams. Origin persephone is a member of the spinsterhood, an organization of warrior women who are trained to battle the evil tyrant. Hades and persephone comic read online league of legends. Hades and persefone posted in the mythology community. The book is told in hades perspective in a modern world combined with greek myths. Ive been told this is a common phenomenon in publishing. Instead, this hue is true to the warmer sides of hades we get to know and love from the comic. Maas, is loosely based on the myth of hades and persephone. The characters dont belong to me they belong to the persons who made up the greek gods. Persephone learns that not everyones intentions are good, but the consequences can be. Persephones cheery mood and bright smile were gone. From animated tales of the world a greek myth story.
Hades and persephones most vibrant interpretation can be found on. Sensual and inspired comic retelling of the classic greek romance of hades and persephone. I guess persephone is the kind of girl who will offer you tea and bake cookies for you and be literally the sweetest person ever, but will. By 16, ron had a science fiction comic strip in the local newspaper. It will seem like a miracle and everything on earth. Persephone is no tragic victim, but a kind young woman held in place by her overbearing mother. Instead of an alpha and evil hades, we get a shy and lonely hades.
At the top are hades and persephone, and below them are baldr and hel. Persephone is an ordinary girl, which is exactly what is bothering her. Expect the unexpected hades and persephone chapter. Wrights orphans of chaos, the maiden, a title of persephones, is a. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Stylish and immersive, this is one of mythologys greatest stories the taking of persephone as its never been told before. This comic is beautifully illustrated and truly demonstrates. This is a graphic novel that retells the abduction of persephone by hades and the aftermath her absence from demeters side caused mortals. Before he released her, he gave her a pomegranate to eat. This hades stares into the distance dreaming of kore, without a doubt. Brother to zeus and poseidon, hades has always been a little bit different. On hiatus hades and persephone just want to be together. Hades and persephone s most vibrant interpretation can be found on webtoon, where lore olympus made me love comics.
Linda luksic sejicsigeel in 2020 hades and persephone. Persephone can also conjure flowers, plants, and even full forests despite the location, as seen when minthe tricks her into entering tartarus. Today we take a look at one of the most iconic love stories in greek mythology, the story of hades and persephone. Trapped in the dreams of yesterday, its a torment that shows no end. These books are not about hades and persephone, these books just happen to have persephone in the title and do not belong on this list either. Allison shaw is raising funds for persephone onevolume comic. Lore olympus and webtoon finally helped me love comics the.
Persephone onevolume comic adaptation by allison shaw. He is the enemy of the justice league although he is primarily featured in the wonder woman series, alternately as a divine benefactor and enemy of the heroine as well. Expect the unexpected hades and persephone romance. She was a rival of ganymede, but proved more skilled and earned her. Allison shaw is raising funds for persephone onevolume comic adaptation on kickstarter. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. My own attempts to justify the ways of hades to men and tell the story of that forbidden fruit. The myth of hades and persephone is one more myth of love and abduction in the greek mythology. This is the story of hades, the powerful king of the underworld, and how he met his wife, persephone. I have read so many myth books click on the persephone project for more info that dont dance around the topic of rape by zeus, poseidon, apollo, etc. The wig also adds a sleek element that lends to hadess gentlemanlike demeanor. Hades and persephone comic page test pamela santiago.
The god of the underworld sees the daughter of the goddess of the harvest, kidnaps her. Best young adult persephone and hades retellings kaitlin. But getting into actual comic books was always daunting to me. If you come with me hades and persephone chapter 1. Persephone aka kore was the greek goddess of vegetation, especially grain, and the wife of hades, with whom she rules the underworld.
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