#persephone and hades

[faunali]

hadestown will always hold a special place in my heart 🥀

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[stingrayextraordinaire]

Persephone: Tell Hermes about the birds and the bees.

Hades: They’re disappearing at an alarming rate.

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[darklinaforever]

So ! I need to say that !

Hades & Persephone's relationship is canonically a loving and quite healthy relationship in the context of Greek mythology which represents a form of balance for the world through the cycle of the seasons. Persephone is not a victim of Hades either... Anyone who has studied Greek mythology can actually explain it to you.

That's a bad vision of the original myth due to a too modern interpretation. It's not the modern era that romanticizes this basic relationship. This was already the case in Greek times...

It even seems to me that Hades and Persephone were often represented on the vases given to newlyweds (pretty crazy, since Hera was literally the goddess of marriage) because they were always described as having a loving, supportive and harmonious marriage.

And if you're looking for a real culprit in the union of Hades & Persephone, there's literally Zeus, who authorized the marriage between the two after Hades came to ask him. Hades didn't kidnap Persephone as soon as he saw her. He first asked to his father, Zeus, for her hand in marriage, as in the Greek traditions of the time.

In some versions of the myth, it even seems to me that Aphrodite is the one who provoked Hades' love for Persephone by sending Eros to plant an arrow in her after being upset by a refusal. But for now, I'm not sure of Aphrodite's real involvement.

But regardless, in the original myth, the one blamed is actually very clearly Zeus. He is the one, once again, having authorized the kidnapping of Persephone, which in Greek traditions translates into an engagement, and who has caused the whole messy situation with poor Demeter.

As for the grenade episode, it doesn't seem to me that we can know the original version. So the whole "Hades forced Persephone to eat the pomegranate" thing is also bullshit.

There doesn't even seem to me to be any indication of Persephone having been mistreated in any way by Hades in the myth. It's again bullshit.

I'm making this post because I've had yet another person explain to me that Persephone is a victim of Hades and that our modern age romanticizes the relationship between the two.

"Yes. Like Persephone gets bastardised. Persephone was Hades's assault victim. People try to "modernize" her by making her want Hades (all while making Demeter to be in the wrong). Mina was Dracula's assault victim. People try to "modernize" her by making her cheat on Jonathan for Dracula."

Except no. Persephone is not a victim of Hades in the context of Greek myth. That's a stinking modern vision. Kind of ironic, when you argue that it's the modern view that stands in for the real version of Persephone being a victim of Hades when... well no. It's the modern era that makes Persephone a victim of abuse at the hands of Hades, (this all reminds me of how people make Rhaenyra a victim of grooming in her relationship with Daemon) while that is not the case in the context of the original myth. As I explained above, this interpretation is modern bullshit. And it is very important to transcribe the myths in their ancient context to understand their various messages, otherwise you will miss the point.

But I won't elaborate further because @cthonisprincess has already explained it very well. I invite you to go and see these reblogs below which detail the whole affair of Hades and Persephone in much more detail :

I even recommend this video :

My god, I can't believe that in 2024, people are still at the stage of demonizing Hades, even though he is one of the rare decents gods, and still claiming that Persephone is an assault victim of Hades... This is a shameful distortion of the original myth and a real bastardization of the goddess Persephone.

Also... we're literally talking about a myth. The goal of a myth is to be reinvented according to the times. So what does it matter that there are adaptations of the myth that differ from the said myth, or rather from the biased vision that some have of making Persephone a poor victim of the evil Hades ?!

@aleksanderscult

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[applebrooklyn]

You assumed that I could make you feel it was worth it

But all I ever did was drag you down

And bring you in and out through hell again

My goddess of light, and spring and all things good

—"Persephone in the Garden", Aidoneus

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[furiousfinnstan]

𝕻𝕰𝕽𝕾𝕰𝕻𝕳𝕺𝕹𝕰!

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[coldraindropsss]

The Return of Persephone🌾🍂🌼

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[draw-the-squad-like-this]

Draw your otp like this~

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[shyjusticewarrior]

DC Comics Incorrect Quotes Pt 221

Duke: If you had to choose, would you rather work for Lex Luthor or the Joker?

Jason: ... Do you see a fucking smile on my face, Duke?

Harley: Winter is tough, but this is the price we pay for Persephone being able to peg her husband in peace, so just accept it.

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[colateral-damages]

I tried my hand at some Persephone and Demeter designs! my concept is a little off the original myth, but isn’t a retelling, it’ll have creative liberties ofc and won’t necessarily be a hades x persephone story(think more like the rape of persephone). lmk if i should do more and who👍😭😁

#lo critical #lore olympus #webtoon #art #persephone #kore #persephone and hades #hades and persephone #hades #demeter #greek myths #greek myth stories #character design #waaaah pls let ppl see this 😭

[hannamichelle-seraf]

• Persephone aesthetic •

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[thereifling]

I have a couple type….

Wonderbat

Percahlia

Persades

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[stingrayextraordinaire]

Hades: Sorry for the mess.

Persephone: What? This place is spotless.

Hades: I meant me. I’m the mess.

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[wolfhowlwitch]

the gods I worship as things and moments and feelings:

The Morrigan: She is the darkness when you step beneath tree cover on an otherwise sunny day; She is a fresh cup of black tea that burns your tongue so slightly; She is the paper cut you don’t know you have- and the sting when you find it while showering; She is bare feet on moss; She is the wind howling at your window, shaking your gutters against your roof; She is a bite of well-made bread, so sharp on the outside that you cut the roof of your mouth, so soft on the inside that the pain subsides; She is scraped knees on concrete; She is the tenderness and intimacy of someone wrapping your wounds; She is the moment when you see something impossible in the corner of your eye; She is the smell of rain and wet grass and storm clouds brewing; She is confidence, all of it- She is the way you feel when you wear your favorite lipstick or shirt or wear nothing at all and admire yourself in the mirror the way that a stranger might admire you from across the bar, or asking for exactly what you need when you need it, getting the raise or the promotion or the loan or the respect because you deserve it and you’ve convinced everyone else of it too, the way you walk when you’re going down the street listening to music and you can feel all eyes on you and you revel in that captivation, the first time you just stop looking at your ex’s social media and you never look again because it no longer serves you and you know you’re better off, the way your thumb hits the “end call” button and you smile to yourself because you get to make your rules and your boundaries and your decisions, waking up and knowing that this is your life and your story and your creation and no one can ever take that away from you so you make a cup of coffee and learn more about yourself than you did yesterday but less than you will learn tomorrow and the next day and the next

Hermes: He is the moment you find the best parking spot; He is the hard-win victory of rolling a natural 20 in DnD, but He is also the humility of rolling a 1; He is the first comforting bite of a convenience store hot dog when you couldn’t afford much else; He is the frantic excitement of running through a field, trying to find what you can no longer see; He is hitting every green light on the way home; He is the joy in adding something new to your collection; He is the mirthful laughter while watching a great comedy with loved ones; He is finding the perfect words to put to paper; He is the frustration of stepping in something wet with socks on, and He is the coziness of putting fresh new socks on; He is the first day you wake up after a nasty cold and you can breathe easy; He is the heartwarming relief when a friend picks you up after a bad day and asks you where you want to go; He is mundane luck, all of it- the time that you get an extra order of fries without having to pay, the job that opened up just when you needed it and they loved you and you start as soon as possible, the penny you find just outside your car door, the milk you forgot about in the fridge but it expires the day after you realized you needed it, the parking meter being broken where you parked and now you couldn’t pay if you wanted to, your favorite show airing on the perfect night of the week for you to sit back and relax and enjoy it, the way you just keep meeting the right people and making friends and discovering joy and finding new talents and falling in love and falling in love with yourself and loving your life even on the hard days because there will always be luck

Hades: He is loud, loud metal blaring over car speakers; He is the wistful memories you have when you look at the urn of a loved one; He is getting your hair just right; He is the needling pain of a new piercing, and He is the radical self-love of making yourself in the image you choose; He is yelling at the characters in a horror film to just pick up a damn weapon already; He is crying and laughing and weeping and smiling at the grave of a friend gone too soon; He is dead flowers hung around the house, the ghosts of their fragrance still lingering; He is eating chocolate chips straight out of the bag; He is the near-silent, darkened city streets lit only by stoplights and neon signs; He is tapping into your inner child and playing air guitar, and He is the callouses on your fingers from actually playing guitar; He is fallen leaves spinning in circles across the parking lot with the wind; He is Halloween decorations kept up all year round; He is the sharpness of the bite your dog meant to be more playful than it was; He is the chill down your spine when you hear an owl late at night, and He is the excitement of hearing the coyotes croon even in the middle of the city; He is mourning, all of it- the memories that throw themselves at the walls of your mind like pebbles at a window, the choked sobs even years later as you wonder who you are without the lost, the moments in which you hear their voice in your head so clear so crisp so loudly you could swear they still sat next to you, the quiet selfish thankfulness that your heart still beats though it beats different now that you know loss, the way you close your eyes while the dirt hits the coffin because this is all just too final, the smile as you run your thumb across the pictures that still hold them even though you no longer can, He is every moment spent thinking about those you lost and all of the regrets and the what ifs and the should haves and the now I know betters

Persephone: She is the refreshment in a cold glass of juice, a glass you drink so readily that droplets pour down your chin and pool on your chest sticky with sweetness; She is the act of putting up paintings in a too-small room, curating the space you have regardless of size; She is the glee in finding September roses, beauty still blooming as the air becomes frigid; She is a bite of fresh fruit, tart and delicious and perfect for the moment; She is the perfume left on the air when you leave, lingering for whoever walks in next- they will know you were there; She is sunshine on the snow, still frozen and always blinding but beautiful in its juxtaposed way; She is the laughter choked through tears at the end of a romantic comedy; She is the smoke wisping away when you blow out the candle; She is pricking your thumb on the thorn of a blackberry bush; She is the delighted squeaking of bats in the trees; She is kisses, all of them- the desperate clinging on a kiss goodbye salty tears finding solace between your lips, the peck on the lips goodnight not chaste but familiar and comfortable and full of love, the grinning through a kiss hello, the kiss on the shoulder of a lover in the shower, the wiping at your grandma’s lipstick on your cheek but smiling nonetheless, the nervous trembling of a first kiss that you’ll laugh at later but in this moment it’s the bravest thing you’ve ever done, the kiss on the head of a child who is learning to tie their shoes and stand their ground and spell their name and be themself and find out just who “themself” is, the kiss you give to your protesting pet while they scramble to escape your arms and the kiss you give when they come running right back for the attention, the teeth dragging against skin in the kiss on the neck- the bruise you leave behind just a mark that you were there and you loved and you felt and you were intertwined with sex and power and divinity and intimacy

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[uglybuglyboy]

thinking about persephone again

#persephone #greek mythology #spring #pomagranate #persephone and hades #ancient greek #dark coquette #ethereal aesthetic

[beemintty]

One of my favourite stories in greek mythology is that of Persephone and Hades.

Ok ok let me explain because this is probably one of the most well known myths. There are mainly two translations, or two versions of the story that are told and they are quite different.

The first one (and probably the most true to the original texts) is that basically Hades thought Kore (Persephone) was a beautiful young goddess and he wanted her to be his wife (it's often said he did in fact fall in love with her) so he kidnapped her (basically) and she was forced to live in the underworld for half of every year tied to the place by being tricked into eating the pomegranate (it was magical hehe) allowing her only to go to earth and her mother in spring (which is how the ancient Greeks explained the seasons). And basically she lives a miserable life with a manipulative husband that is supposedly in love with her. (In some interpretation she falls in love with him after a while).

Anyway..... there is a much newer and personally my favourite version of the myth written about by many modern authors and it goes kind of like this: a misunderstood, rough, dark and mysterious king of the underworld (Hades) meets a young maiden while he's on earth. She is sweet and kind and beautiful (but also terrifying and soon gains the name Persephone which is much less innocent than Kore). They meet and Persephone finds this softness underneath all the king of the dead stuff and they slowly fall in love (a love which Persephone's mother (Demeter) is furious about). In an attempt to be able to love each other for eternity Hades poses a solution: eat the (magical) pomegranate and be basically tied to the underworld for the better part of the year (still explaining the seasons). She is torn between her love and her mother but decides to stay in the underworld with Hades. Here, somehow, the goddess of spring flourishes and transforms the underworld and its king into a much less melancholy place.

Personally I'm obsessed with both stories (the latter being my favourite still haha). I just think it is such a beautiful myth that explains sacrifice and desire and death and earth and anger and hard choices but it also demonstrates the deepness of people and the complexity of love.

Anyway I was just thinking about it and how much I loved it so I had to share.

#wow i rambled on and on #i am so sorry #we can blame lore olympus for this obsession over this story #persephone and hades #persephone #hades #greek gods #greek mythology #theres so much depth to these stories i barely touched the surface #ramblings #on life #on love #mythology #story time #thoughts #my thoughts #ummm im so sorry thats kinda alot.... #.... #lore olympus

[whereismydreamcastle]

#opera aesthetic #phantom of the opera #royalcore #gothic novel #gothic #gothic castle #persephone #underworld #persephone and hades #hades #vampire #vampcore #dracula #princess #pearls #dark academia #secret history #dark academic aesthetic #classic academia #romantic academia