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Persephone
Persephone (in Greek Περσεφόνη), in Latin Proserpina, is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter.
Her name is commonly derived from φερειν φόνον, "to bring" or "cause death," and the form Persephone occurs first in Hesiod, the Homeric form being Persephoneia.
But besides these forms of the name, we also find Persephassa, Phersephassa, Persephatta, Phersephatta. Pherrephassa, Pherephatta, and Phersephoneia, for which various etymologies have been proposed.
The Latin Proserpina, which is probably only a corruption of the Greek, was erroneously derived by the Romans from proscrpere,"to shoot forth." Being the infernal goddess of death, she is also called a daughter of Zeus and Styx, in Arcadia she was worshipped under the name of Despoena, and was called a daughter of Poseidon, Hippius, and Demeter, and said to have been brought up by the Titan Anytus.
Homer describes her as the wife of llades, and the formidable, venerable, and majestic queen of the Shades, who exercises her power, and carries into effect the curses of men upon the souls of the dead, along with her husband. Hence she is called by later writers Juno Inferna, Auerna, and Stygia, and the Erinnyes are said to have been daughters of her by Pluto. Groves sacred to her are said by Homer to be in the western extremity of the earth, on the frontiers of the lower world, which is itself called the house of Persephone.
The story of her being carried off by Pluto, against her will, is not mentioned by Homer, who simply describes her as his wife and queen; and her abduction is first mentioned by Hesiod. Zeus, it is said, advised Pluto, who was in love with the beautiful Persephone, to carry her off, as her mother, Demeter, was not likely to allow her daughter to go down to Hades. Pluto accordingly carried her off while she was gathering flowers with Artemis and Athena. Demeter, when she found her daughter had disappeared, searched for her all over the earth with torches, until at length she discovered the place of her abode. Her anger at the abduction obliged Zeus to request Pluto to send Persephone back.
Pluto indeed complied with the request. but first gave her a kernel of a pomegranate to eat, whereby she became doomed to the lower world, and an agreement was made that Persephone should spend one third (later writers say one half) of every year in Hades with Pluto, and the remaining two thirds with the gods above.
Information from Perseus Digital Library.
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Hello all.
Ok, so this is my 1st shoot in a studio. I hope you like it.
It has to do with Persephone, the Queen of the Underworld according to Greek Mythology, and what best time to upload it from the beginning of Spring. ;)
I would like to thank everyone that helped for this shoot and especially Erini Theodorou for her guidance and love.
Model: Alexia Paraskeva
Make up: Ilona Garamvolgyi
Location: Erini Theodorou studio, Nicosia
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***PLEASE DO NOT USE MY PICTURES WITHOUT MY PERMISSION***
© Andreas Constantinou
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Persephone
Persephone (in Greek Περσεφόνη), in Latin Proserpina, is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter.
Her name is commonly derived from φερειν φόνον, "to bring" or "cause death," and the form Persephone occurs first in Hesiod, the Homeric form being Persephoneia.
But besides these forms of the name, we also find Persephassa, Phersephassa, Persephatta, Phersephatta. Pherrephassa, Pherephatta, and Phersephoneia, for which various etymologies have been proposed.
The Latin Proserpina, which is probably only a corruption of the Greek, was erroneously derived by the Romans from proscrpere,"to shoot forth." Being the infernal goddess of death, she is also called a daughter of Zeus and Styx, in Arcadia she was worshipped under the name of Despoena, and was called a daughter of Poseidon, Hippius, and Demeter, and said to have been brought up by the Titan Anytus.
Homer describes her as the wife of llades, and the formidable, venerable, and majestic queen of the Shades, who exercises her power, and carries into effect the curses of men upon the souls of the dead, along with her husband. Hence she is called by later writers Juno Inferna, Auerna, and Stygia, and the Erinnyes are said to have been daughters of her by Pluto. Groves sacred to her are said by Homer to be in the western extremity of the earth, on the frontiers of the lower world, which is itself called the house of Persephone.
The story of her being carried off by Pluto, against her will, is not mentioned by Homer, who simply describes her as his wife and queen; and her abduction is first mentioned by Hesiod. Zeus, it is said, advised Pluto, who was in love with the beautiful Persephone, to carry her off, as her mother, Demeter, was not likely to allow her daughter to go down to Hades. Pluto accordingly carried her off while she was gathering flowers with Artemis and Athena. Demeter, when she found her daughter had disappeared, searched for her all over the earth with torches, until at length she discovered the place of her abode. Her anger at the abduction obliged Zeus to request Pluto to send Persephone back.
Pluto indeed complied with the request. but first gave her a kernel of a pomegranate to eat, whereby she became doomed to the lower world, and an agreement was made that Persephone should spend one third (later writers say one half) of every year in Hades with Pluto, and the remaining two thirds with the gods above.
Information from Perseus Digital Library.
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Hello all.
Ok, so this is my 1st shoot in a studio. I hope you like it.
It has to do with Persephone, the Queen of the Underworld according to Greek Mythology, and what best time to upload it from the beginning of Spring. ;)
I would like to thank everyone that helped for this shoot and especially Erini Theodorou for her guidance and love.
Model: Alexia Paraskeva
Make up: Ilona Garamvolgyi
Location: Erini Theodorou studio, Nicosia
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***PLEASE DO NOT USE MY PICTURES WITHOUT MY PERMISSION***
© Andreas Constantinou
www.facebook.com/pages/Andreas-Constantinou-Photography/1...