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"Persophone" by Malcolm Mcclinton

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SciFi and Fantasy Art Persophone by Malcolm Mcclinton

I am sure you all know the myth. Persophone was taken by Hades to the underworld. Demeter, here mother was so angry or lonely (I don't remember which) that she withdrew herself and the earth ceased to be fertile. Zeus sent Hermes down to Hades to make him release Persephone. Hades grudgingly agreed, but before she went back he gave Persephone a pomegranate that bound her to underworld forever where she had to stay one-third of the year. The other months she stayed with her mother. When Persephone was in Hades, Demeter refused to let anything grow and winter began. This image depicts Persephone's yearly passage to Hades

Date	Name	Comment
27 May 2006	Paloma	Loading... I love it! The colours are very nice
28 May 2006	Salo	Loading... Wow. This may be my favourite pic in your gallery. This is something I would like to hang on my wall... ^^
7 Oct 2006	Anonymous	Loading... WHAT!! Only TWO comments! It's a breathtaking picture, I love the colors, the atmosphere, everything.
13 Dec 2006	Amy	Loading... Persephone and Hades is my favorite myth of all time. In fact, the pomegranate was symbolic (pomegranites being fertility with the red and the seed and all) of their physical 'union' which was what bound her to Hades. Lots of suggestion and metaphor was used in those days.
31 Dec 2006	Marina Marlagoutsou	Loading... What an atmosphere!I can hear the water flapp and the drops from the walls!
10 Feb 2008	Stephanie L. Barker	Loading... beautiful color
25 Mar 2010	.......	Loading... FAKE AND GAY!!!!!!!!!!

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'Persophone':

• Created by:

Malcolm Mcclinton
• Copyright: ©Malcolm Mcclinton. All rights reserved!

• Keywords: Dark, Hades, Myth, Persophone
• Categories: Romance, Emotion, Love, Woman, Women, Book Illustration
• Techniques: Watercolour
• Submitted: 2006-04-20 18:47:10
• Views: 3310
• Resolution: 700x189