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Sculpture of Demeter (or Ceres), the goddess of fertility, and the Bull next to the dome on the roof of the Clydeport Building in Robertson Street, Glasgow. Attributed to Albert Hemstock Hodge, circa 1906-1908.
King Triptolemus receives the grain & knowledge of agriculture from Demeter (left) & her daughter Persephone
Amphora [550-525] - RISD Museum
RISDM 25-083 v02
Persephone is a daughter of Zeus and Demeter, she was taken by Hades the God king of the underworld and taken as his majestic queen, as the goddess of death, no one must speak her name. She once lived far away, living with nature, many Gods fell in love and tried to capture her heart. But in the end Hades rapes and steals her away and takes her to the darkest depths of the underworld.
In the end Hades is forced to let her go, Hermes retrieves her, but Hades had got her to eat some pomegranate seeds and because she had tasted the food of the underworld she was required to stay there for the winter months and only return to her mother for 2 thirds of the year.
Sometimes waiting for the light is worth it. The hallway had gone dark for a long period of time, but we waited in the shadows until the light shone again from the top skylight, positioning her in this tiny area, meant her face was illuminated.
This shoot has been a dream for a long time. I first stepped foot in this manor house over 2 and a half years ago. I had actually put this shoot together many many months ago but just as the date approached to do it, the house became unable to visit.
For so long I dreamt about this scene, my heart torn apart that I would never be able to make it a reality. But then one day while talking to a friend, I was made aware that it was possible, it wouldnt be easy, but that has never stopped me before.
I was lucky to have an amazing model, Jessica Nicole Griffiths recently arrived in London from Melbourne. She was so up for it, it made me the happiest person alive and with the help of amazing Matthew Adams and Richie Gowen we had made it into the house in pitch darkness, arms full of beautiful gowns made my The Couture Company
During the mission to get inside, Richie had already faceplanted a shallow river as he slipped on the log across it. Poor Rich was freezing cold as we slept in this beautiful abandoned manor house.
Sleeping in such a decaying building, with the bitter cold coming through the windows and dust coating the floor, it was a test of endurance, but worth it when the sun finally came up and revealed the beautiful house ready for us to get these photos.
I'm so happy I made this a reality finally. I hope you enjoy the photos
Photographer: Rebecca Bathory
Model: Jessica's Wanderlust
Dresses: The Couture Company Designer wedding gowns
Acccessories: Natasha Jane
With help from Richard Gowen Photography and Unexposed Exploration
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Shot with Canon 5Diii Body, Canon 16-35mm 2.8ii
Available as Limited Edition Signed Prints, Please message me for more information Available in small size in editions of 15, medium size in editions of 10 and large size in editions of 5, printed on art paper and all come with a hologram certificate of authenticity.
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"Western Civilization"
sculptor: C. Paul Jennewein (1933)
Left to right
Eos, Nous, Adonis, Hippomenes, Eros, lion, Aphrodite, Zeus, Demeter, Triptolemus, Ariadne, Theseus, Minotaur, Python
The western pediment features fourteen Greek deities and mythological figures. Jennewein's polychrome sculptures of painted terra-cotta figures are the only sculptural group to adorn any of the museum's eight pediments.
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art
also known as: the "Great Greek Garage" & "Parthenon on the Parkway"
architects: firms of Horace Trumbauer & Zantzinger, Borie & Medary
building's plan & massing: Howell Lewis Shay (Trumbauer)
detail & perspective drawing: Julian Abele (Trumbauer)
Masonic cornerstone ceremony: Mayor Thomas B. Smith (1919)
A collection of bronze griffins adorn the top of the building. In the 1970s, the museum adopted the griffin as it's symbol. In antiquity the griffin was known for guarding knowledge, treasure and priceless possessions as well as symbols of divine power and a guardians of the divine.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art - Main Building
2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway (West end)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coming Soon to We <3 Role Play.
Exclusive seasons recolour will only be available during March event.
On the new planet, a new species was also found. Now that they have access to human technologies they want a piece of the pie too.
Here we see Hoan Harik and his companion, BA-55 (an android with personality and advanced AI) or Bosk as he calls it. They are getting ready to break into a warehouse to steal some items they need for their ship.
4th wall:
This might be a new storyline or theme I plan to build for. I already have their ship built, I'll try to upload that someday.
Persephone is a daughter of Zeus and Demeter, she was taken by Hades the God king of the underworld and taken as his majestic queen, as the goddess of death, no one must speak her name. She once lived far away, living with nature, many Gods fell in love and tried to capture her heart. But in the end Hades rapes and steals her away and takes her to the darkest depths of the underworld.
In the end Hades is forced to let her go, Hermes retrieves her, but Hades had got her to eat some pomegranate seeds and because she had tasted the food of the underworld she was required to stay there for the winter months and only return to her mother for 2 thirds of the year.
This shoot has been a dream for a long time. I first stepped foot in this manor house over 2 and a half years ago. I had actually put this shoot together many many months ago but just as the date approached to do it, the house became unable to visit.
For so long I dreamt about this scene, my heart torn apart that I would never be able to make it a reality. But then one day while talking to a friend, I was made aware that it was possible, it wouldnt be easy, but that has never stopped me before.
I was lucky to have an amazing model, Jessica Nicole Griffiths recently arrived in London from Melbourne. She was so up for it, it made me the happiest person alive and with the help of amazing Matthew Adams and Richie Gowen we had made it into the house in pitch darkness, arms full of beautiful gowns made my The Couture Company
During the mission to get inside, Richie had already faceplanted a shallow river as he slipped on the log across it. Poor Rich was freezing cold as we slept in this beautiful abandoned manor house.
Sleeping in such a decaying building, with the bitter cold coming through the windows and dust coating the floor, it was a test of endurance, but worth it when the sun finally came up and revealed the beautiful house ready for us to get these photos.
I'm so happy I made this a reality finally.
Photographer: Rebecca Bathory
Model: Jessica
Dresses: The Couture Company Designer wedding gowns
Acccessories: Natasha Jane
With help from Richard Gowen Photography and Unexposed Exploration
Facebook Page
www.facebook.com/RebeccaBathory
Website
www.instagram.com/rebeccabathory
Shot with Canon 5Diii Body, Canon 16-35mm 2.8ii
Available as Limited Edition Signed Prints, Please message me for more information Available in small size in editions of 15, medium size in editions of 10 and large size in editions of 5, printed on art paper and all come with a hologram certificate of authenticity.
Shares, likes and especially comments are appreciated so much, I love to hear what you think of my artwork and sharing with the world, helps my page to grow, thank you so much.
Demeter personal racer. This CYGNUS Corp carries 2 sunlight cannons and a light laser gatling as Demeter also uses it as a fighter.
Designed by local artist James Giles (1801-1870), for the portico of the then North of Scotland Bank. This colourful terracotta figure is of the Goddess of Plenty. The Goddess is accompanied by a British lion and holds a cornucopia of the fruits of the earth. Nelson Routledge Lucas and Company modelled this figure.
Chalk Work - Demeter
It was time to get back to processing some of my candid images. This was made at a local chalkfest a month back.
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After negotiating Michell's Pass class 19D no 3334 steams through Demeter on the Ceres branch on 2 June 2001.
Final morning of a 15 day Steam & Safaris tour.
Number of photo locations 119
Number of runpasts 148
Number of locomotives 17
Things have changed quite drastically in South Africa since :-(
The list of the 17 locos with their 2021 status (to the best of my knowledge):
3BR 1486
Umgeni Steam Railway, at Kloof in Natal, out of use but preserved
15A 1970
Privately owned, out of use and still in the Cape
16D 860
Epping in Cape Town under the care of Cape Western Preservation Trust, still owned by Transnet, out of use
19B 1412
Ceres Rail, operational, in Cape Town
19D 2749
George and still with Transnet, out of use
19D 3323
George and still with Transnet, out of use
19D 3334
Voorbaai shed and still with Transnet, out of use
23 3300
Bloemfontein shed and still with Transnet, out of use
24 3668
George transport museum, owned by Transnet, not operational
25NC 3410
Bloemfontein shed and still with Transnet, out of use
26 3450
Operational thanks to Ceres Rail, stored in Cape Town, owned by Transnet
GEA 4023
George transport museum, owned by Transnet, not operational
GF 2380
Umgeni Steam Railway, stored at Mason Mill shed in Pietermaritzburg, owned by Transnet
GL 2351
George transport museum, owned by Transnet, not operational
GMAM 4074
Creighton in Natal, owned by the local municipality, operational and in occasional use
GMAM 4122
Voorbaai shed and still with Transnet, out of use
NGG16 131
Owned by Transnet, stored at Humewood Road in Port Elizabeth, under the care of Apple Express Rail
Cyrene was an ancient Greek and Roman city near present-day Shahhat, Libya. It was the oldest and most important of the five Greek cities in the region. It gave eastern Libya the classical name Cyrenaica that it has retained to modern times.
Cyrene was founded in 630 BC as a settlement of Greeks from the Greek island of Thera (Santorini).
Cyrene is referred to in the deuterocanonical book 2 Maccabees. The book of 2 Maccabees itself is said by its author to be an abridgment of a five-volume work by a Hellenized Jew by the name of Jason of Cyrene who lived around 100 BC.
Cyrene is also mentioned in the New Testament. A Cyrenian named Simon carried the cross of Christ.
Cyrene is now an archeological site near the village of Shahhat. One of its more significant features is the temple of Apollo which was originally constructed as early as 7th century BC. Other ancient structures include a temple to Demeter and a partially unexcavated temple to Zeus There is a large necropolis approximately 10 km between Cyrene and its ancient port of Apollonia. Since 1982, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This is quite different to my usual, came out all summery! I also think it is a tad brookeshadeny (not to flatter myself!)! So a shout out to her! www.flickr.com/photos/brookeshaden/
Persephone [Persephonê] was the goddess queen of the underworld, wife of the god Haides [Haidês] (Hades). She was also titled Kore (Core) (the Maiden) and was the goddess of spring growth. Persephone was worshipped alongside her mother Demeter in the Eleusinian Mysteries. This agricultural-based cult promised its initiates passage to a blessed afterlife.
“Persephone was usually depicted as a young goddess holding sheafs of grain and a flaming torch. Sometimes she was shown in the company of her mother Demeter, and the hero Triptolemos, the teacher of agriculture. At other times she appears enthroned beside Haides.”
Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and his sister, Demeter [Dêmêtêr], who in turn was the middle daughter of Kronos and Rhea. Demeter’s name means ‘Mother Earth’. She was considered the mother of corn, or of all crops and vegetation, and consequently of agriculture and growth. Demeter also presided over fertility, nature, and the seasons.
Demeter’s most important myth concerns the rape of her daughter Persephone by her uncle, Haides, lord of the Underworld. Zeus, without the knowledge of Demeter, had promised Persephone to Haides, and while she was gathering flowers, the earth suddenly opened and she was carried off by Haides.
Her cries were heard only by Hekate and Helios. Demeter searched ceaselessly for Persephone, during which time the earth was infertile and famine-stricken. As all life on earth was threatened with extinction, Zeus sent Hermes to the underworld to fetch Persephone. Haides released her, but gave her a pomegranate, which bound her to him for one third of the year when she ate the seeds. Persephone’s time in the underworld corresponded with the unfruitful times of the year, and her return with springtime.
The best-known mystery school was the Eleusinian Mysteries, which focused on the worship of Demeter and her daughter, Persephone. The Eleusinian Mysteries were practiced for a thousand years, and were available to anyone who could pay the fees, including women, noncitizens, and slaves. Only murderers and those unable to speak Greek were excluded, which meant that they were very inclusive. Athens imposed the death penalty on those who divulged the Eleusinian Mysteries, and so very little is known about them. Those who were initiated, however, were assured of a blessed afterlife. It has been suggested that ‘all important rites of Demeter in Attica seem to have been linked (at least loosely) to stages of the agricultural year.’ This would tie in the Eleusinian Mysteries and the other major festivals with the sacred cycle of grain production.
It is interesting to note that while earlier writers stated that an agreement was made that Persephone should spend one third of every year with Haides, and the remaining two thirds with the gods above, later writers stated that it was half of every year.
NYK DEMETER
The vessel NYK DEMETER (IMO: 9337664, MMSI 353025000) is a Container Ship built in 2007.
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The Eleusinian Mysteries (Greek: Ἐλευσίνια Μυστήρια) were ceremonies held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis in ancient Greece.
They were religious practices characterized by initiation rites, cathartic and ecstatic practices, and a code of silence.
These myths and mysteries were the most famous and begun in the Mycenean period (c. 1700 BC) and lasting two thousand years, were a major festival during the Hellenic era, later spreading to Rome.
The rites, ceremonies, and beliefs were kept secret, as initiation was believed to unite the worshipper with the gods and included promises of divine power and rewards in the afterlife.
Since the Mysteries involved visions and conjuring of an afterlife, some scholars believe that the power and longevity of the Eleusinian Mysteries came from psychedelic agents.
Eleuseos means "the coming," so the word Eleusinian refers to a spiritual advent.
Mysterion means to close the mouth or eyes; its root mu imitates the sound made with the lips closed.
Mysteria thus signified an event defined by closing the lips, closing the eyes, and entering into darkness.
The journey of consciousness taken from that point onward was a mystery indeed, and yet we will explore these mysteries.
This is a picture that I took a few days ago on the upper terrace in Varanasi (Benaras) for our new catalogue.
The poses, the light and of course the fact that we mostly had throws to drape were easily reminding me sculptures of the Hellenistic period.
Now I am playing with those images and others that I took in Le Louvre museum, making a fallacy of equivocation and misleading the viewer's perception.
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Prayer to Persephone
Be to her, Persephone,
All the things I might not be:
Take her head upon your knee.
She that was so proud and wild,
Flippant, arrogant and free,
She that had no need of me,
Is a little lonely child
Lost in Hell,—Persephone,
Take her head upon your knee:
Say to her, "My dear, my dear,
It is not so dreadful here."
--Edna St. Vincent Millay
Adult model: Erin Jordan (MM# 1630028)
Hair stylist: J Michael Nichols (MM# 1812449)
Makeup by Evelyn (MM# 1668740)
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"Western Civilization"
sculptor: C. Paul Jennewein (1933)
Left to right
Eos, Nous, Adonis, Hippomenes, Eros, lion, Aphrodite, Zeus, Demeter, Triptolemus, Ariadne, Theseus, Minotaur, Python
The western pediment features fourteen Greek deities and mythological figures. Jennewein's polychrome sculptures of painted terra-cotta figures are the only sculptural group to adorn any of the museum's eight pediments.
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art
also known as: the "Great Greek Garage" & "Parthenon on the Parkway"
architects: firms of Horace Trumbauer & Zantzinger, Borie & Medary
building's plan & massing: Howell Lewis Shay (Trumbauer)
detail & perspective drawing: Julian Abele (Trumbauer)
Masonic cornerstone ceremony: Mayor Thomas B. Smith (1919)
A collection of bronze griffins adorn the top of the building. In the 1970s, the museum adopted the griffin as it's symbol. In antiquity the griffin was known for guarding knowledge, treasure and priceless possessions as well as symbols of divine power and a guardians of the divine.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art - Main Building
2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway (West end)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tilly Opaline: MGU 2023 - Italy
For this stimulating challenge Tilly has chosen to represent the zodiac sign under which she was born here in SL: Virgo.
According to legend, for the ancient Greeks the constellation Virgo was linked to the goddess Demeter.
Demeter was the goddess of nature, the fields and agriculture and, with them, the changing seasons. Tilly has chosen to represent it in the luxuriance of the summer season, when the wheat ripens in the fields and the sunflowers chase the star that allows life.
The bare branches overhead, however, and the orange leaves are already a reminder of autumn, the season of rest and preparation for winter sleep that will precede the spring rebirth in a continuous cycle that is life.
Model: Erin Jordan (MM# 1630028)
Hair stylist: J Michael Nichols (MM# 1812449)
Makeup by Evelyn (MM# 1668740)
Wardrobe from Universal Pictures' costume department
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