Coming of Age
The last few weeks I’ve focused on Hades’ abduction of Persephone. The Homeric Hymn to Demeter is really about Persephone coming of age and separating from her mother.
rape of Persephone
The Rape of Persephone, Part 3
I’ve established that the “Rape of Persephone” refers to abduction rather than sexual assault. Rape by modern or ancient definition aside, Hades still abducted her.
The Rape of Persephone, Part 3 Read More »
![The Rape of Persephone (Enlèvement de Proserpine d'après) by Creator: Alessandro Allori [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](https://i0.wp.com/walkswithin.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Enl%C3%A8vement_de_Proserpine_dapr%C3%A8s_by_Alessandro_Allori.jpg?fit=1024%2C670&ssl=1)
The Rape of Persephone, Part 2
I have long comforted myself by saying the definition of rape was different for the ancients. As we found last week, it simply meant abduction, or kidnapping.
The Rape of Persephone, Part 2 Read More »
The Rape of Persephone, Part 1
Persephone’s mythology centers around her abduction, or rape. Was she raped in the way we understand rape? To understand Her, I need to understand this myth.
The Rape of Persephone, Part 1 Read More »