But Panic, comrade of blood-stained Rout, had taken fast hold of the Achaeans and their princes were all of them in despair ... Zeus of the world below and awful Persephone, fulfilled his curse. I ...
Alana Cash: Winter, the time of the dark goddess
This became an explanation for winter. This myth has the underworld as a place that Persephone had to be dragged and forced to stay. Its attractions were sex, money and external power. And whatever ...
Young adult books round-up – reviews
The highs and lows of first-love relationships, modern-day mythology and summer escapism are among this month’s pick of teenage fiction ...
Eleusis and the Eleusinian Mysteries
The date of the invasion and the consequent rise of the new centers of power ... but these were mostly to replace others of lesser importance and monumentality, and to express more fully the enhanced ...
Sicily's Lost Theater
Temples were regularly constructed and dedicated to gods and demigods including Hercules, Zeus, Hera, Athena, Concordia, Hephaestus, Castor and Pollux, Demeter and Persephone, and Isis.
Broadway legend Andre de Shields leaves ‘Hadestown’ today. Here’s what he’s learned
The show, which uses folk and jazz music to retell the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and the story of gods Hades and Persephone ... took to the stage, they were met with a two-and-a-half ...
Litty Comittee: All The Best July Books To Suss While We’re Waiting Out La Niña’s Soggy Return
It’s chilly, gloomy and dark AF this month, so here at Litty Committee we’ve been on the lookout for great new reads to keep you company on those cold, lonely winter nights. In The Bleak Midwinter ...
