For those of us a bit hazy on the nuances and details of the classic tale, a provocative new persephone graphic novel is arriving next month from boom. Persephone, both innocent, beautiful daughter and beloved queen of the underworld. Oct 20, 20 its clearly about persephone and hades love story. Im looking for a good manga that has lots of romance that has the similar story line of persephone and hades. Island which zeus, the lord of olympus gave to persephone.
First date is a short comic you can read in only three. In the homeric hymn to demeter, the story is told of how persephone was gathering flowers in the vale of nysa when she was seized by hades and removed to the underworld. Its a good showcase of linda sejics artistic skills, the characters are. The myth of hades and persephone is one more myth of love and abduction in the greek mythology. And come to the house of hades and dread persephone to seek sooth saying of the spirit of theban teiresias. To me it looks like a mix between japanese manga and ancient greek pottery. See more ideas about persephone, hades and persephone and first disney princess. Hades, also known as lord hades, is an evil god in the dc comics universe based on the actual hades from greek mythology. The myth of her abduction by hades was frequently used to explain the cycle of the. Hades debunks the myth that he kidnapped his wife, persephone, and instead recalls the hijinks that ensued after the parttime goddess of spring hitched a. Hadespersephone lore olympus hades lore olympus persephone lore olympus hera lore olympus hecate lore olympus. This story is a version of the love story between hades and persephone. Learn about how he became king of the underworld, and why this dark place is his realm. Spring held hostage by ron fontes, illustrated by steve kurth.
She is killed by professor zoom, when she attempts to kill lois lane. While persephone has gathered some skill without her mothers knowledge, she has a hard time sizing up to her mothers raw talent. Jun 19, 2018 lore olympus, a web comic created by rachel smythe, a new zealandbased digital artist, mixes the greatest tropes together and gives you a modern retelling of the abduction of persephone myth that will make you obsessed. Is there a manga similar to the story of hades and persephone. But you will get such a good feeling when you see how this story is retold in lore olympus.
Allison shaw is raising funds for persephone onevolume comic. Persephone, latin proserpina or proserpine, in greek religion, daughter of zeus, the chief god, and demeter, the goddess of agriculture. Because she has powers of growth, her hair acts as a. This is a cute fluffy but adult retelling that skips a lot of the darker elements and instead focuses on the romance of hades and persephone and a few other characters as well. Persephone by allison shaw meet your next favorite book. He is the enemy of the justice league although he is primarily featured in the wonder woman series, alternately as a divine benefactor and enemy of the heroine as well. Persephone is no tragic victim, but a kind young woman held in place by her overbearing mother.
She becomes the queen of the underworld through her abduction by hades, the god of the underworld. The flashpoint paradox, persephone voiced by candi milo is the name of an amazon soldier in wonder womans army. Its primarily persephonehades in a modern olympus setting, plus. The devils romance a hades and persephone story 144k reads 2. As in classical mythology, hades is a member of the olympian gods, the immortal. Thus, for half of each year, persephone was to sit on the throne of the underworld beside hades. Persephone is an immortal woman living under her mothers shadow, and overprotective gaze. She was created by michael gallagher and sandu florea and first appears in cosmic powers unlimited. Lord of the dead is the fourth book in the olympians series. An adaptation of the greek myth of demeter and her daughter persephone, in an exciting universe that blends high fantasy adventure with visuals reminiscent of japanese anime and 1950s americanstyle comics. There are a lot of persephone and hades retellings out there.
Welcome, cutie blossom, in goddess of springs garden. Its a story about the reawakening of all greek gods and goddesses. The book is a 164page softcover comic intended for an adult audience. Persephone appears as a character in the books the demigod files, as well as the last olympian of the percy jackson series, the latter in which she has gained love for hades over the years. See more ideas about hades and persephone, hades and greek gods. Persephone sighed and walked over to the window seat that had a great view of tartarus, the lowest part of the underworld where evildoers were imprisoned.
And forgive my english, i am a greek goddess, sigh. Stylish and immersive, this is one of mythologys greatest stories the taking of persephone as its never been told before. So please tell me if you find something kind of like that. May 15, 2017 a hundred days of night comics page 21. Persephone was the daughter of demeter, the goddess of nature.
From their awkward first meeting or, was it their first meeting to the intense handholding sesh the fans were treated to recently. Best young adult persephone and hades retellings kaitlin. Hades is the king of the underworld, the place where mortals go after. An important element of the eleusinian mysteries and the thesmophoria festival, the goddess was worshipped throughout the greek world and frequently appeared in all forms of greek art. I bit confused apart from the title having hades in it does this book have anything to do with the hadespersephone. The friendships and the lies, the gossip and the wild parties, and of course, forbidden love. Heres an animatic i did for class based on the greek myth of persephone. It ends rather abruptly since its only about half complete. Hades was the brother of zeus and the god of the underworld. He is most famous for his creator own also written and drawn new york times best seller romance comic called sunstone. It is actually the way of the ancient greeks to explain the change of the seasons, the eternal cycle of the natures death and rebirth. This is a retelling of the ancient grecian myth of hades and persephone. Persephone used to live far away from the other gods, a goddess within nature herself before the days of planting seeds and nurturing plants. Apr 07, 2020 sensual and inspired comic retelling of the classic greek romance of hades and persephone.
The story of persephone, the sweet daughter of goddess demeter who was kidnapped by hades and later became the queen of the underworld, is known all over the world. Believe it or not, that wasnt the case back when i wrote persephone. I made some extra comics about hades and persephone during the making of my main comic underworld love story. Around persephone this is not her name in the manga her sign is aries and its maybe aligned to jupiter you know like sign is. Hades and persephone is one of my favourite myths and i love reading retellings of it. Based on hades and persephone score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
In some accounts, zeus had given his consent to the abduction, the location of the crime being traditionally placed in. A hundred days of night comics page lol hades percy jackson books, percy. Persephone is the daughter of demeter, depending on which version, found her way into the underworld and wanted to stay or was kidnapped by hades, but regardless, both grew to love each, becoming. On hiatus hades and persephone just want to be together. Persephone had no children by hades, but she remained faithful to himand saw that he remained faithful to her. Jan 17, 2017 a wip animatic for my storyboarding class about the myth of hades and persephone. Not a book, but i recently stumbled upon a comic called lore olympus, by rachel smythe. In return, zeus promised a binding deal that allowed hades to have persephone a month for each seed she had eaten. Persephone nodded and hades nodded in return before shutting the door. Expect the unexpected hades and persephone chapter four. This is the story of hades, the powerful king of the underworld, and how he met his wife, persephone.
In the lore olympus universe, those names go together like deep blue peanut butter and pink, cinnamon bun flavored jelly. Persephone is an ordinary girl, which is exactly what is bothering her. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading for the love of hades loves of olympus book 2. I ve never been a comic books kind of person but lore olympus enchanted me. Allison shaw is raising funds for persephone onevolume comic adaptation on kickstarter. Persephone takes on the illustrated world in this comic book about her adventures with her mom. The fourth book in oconnors olympians series retells the myth of hades and persephone as a dramatic, romantic saga of a controlling parent and a rebellious daughter. The comic epicurus the sage by william messnerloebs and sam kieth features a fractured version of the abduction of persephone, adding in the comic twist that hades and persephone had staged the entire kidnapping simply to get away from her overbearing mother. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world.
Brother to zeus and poseidon, hades has always been a little bit different. Because it turns out, the gods arent so different from us after all, especially when it comes to their problems. This comic frames the story as a romance between persephone and hades, which is something that i think is different, new, and very interesting. Persephone can also conjure flowers, plants, and even full forests despite the location, as seen when minthe tricks her into entering tartarus. In the homeric hymn to demeter, the story is told of how persephone was gathering flowers in the vale of nysa when she was seized by hades and removed. Similarly, she thwarted her husbands attempt to seduce leuce by changing that nymph into a white poplar tree. Its a romanticcomedy comic about the budding romance between hades, the god of the dead and the king of the underworld and persephone, the daughter of zeus and demeter and goddess of vegetation. Sensual and inspired comic retelling of the classic greek romance of hades and persephone. Persephone is the goddess of spring and, as implied in the comic, fertility. Although a more family friendly version than the darker source material, oconnors version is still set in ancient greece and opens with an introduction to the realm of. She is also the wife of hades and queen of the underworld. Hades and persephone 148 books meet your next favorite book. The god then carried her off in his chariot to live with him in the dark underworld. In his ancient hymns, homer tells us of the unyielding lord of the dead who kidnapped the innocent daughter of demeter.
The myth of hades and persephone is one of the well known greek myths. Mar 24, 2016 persephone aka kore was the greek goddess of vegetation, especially grain, and the wife of hades, with whom she rules the underworld. A wip animatic for my storyboarding class about the myth of hades and persephone. Persephone, young and beautiful, unknowingly attracts the attention of the lonely god of the underworld, hades. She was a dual deity, since, in addition to presiding over the dead with intriguing autonomy, as the daughter of demeter, she was also a goddess of fertility. Persephone, the daughter of demeter and zeus, was the wife of hades and the queen of the underworld. An illustration ive made to promote my future crowdfunding campaing on ulule, for the last comic book about my story agape. Ive been told this is a common phenomenon in publishing. Jul 29, 2016 there are a lot of persephone and hades retellings out there. Aecus showed them the way to the house of persephone and nymphs, one of them carrying a ball. May 22, 2018 an adaptation of the greek myth of demeter and her daughter persephone, in an exciting universe that blends high fantasy adventure with visuals reminiscent of japanese anime and 1950s americanstyle comics. The characters dont belong to me they belong to the persons who made up the greek gods.
Apr 19, 2018 extra geek points will be awarded to those familiar with the legend of persephone, queen of the underworld, the famous greek myth surrounding the entrancing daughter of zeus and demeter. Blindsprings blindsprings page two hundred and forty five comic books art, comic art. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Instead of an alpha and evil hades we get a shy and lonely hades. Persephone onevolume comic adaptation by allison shaw. You may know persephone by her maiden name of kore, she was a daughter. Lore olympus, a web comic created by rachel smythe, a new zealandbased digital artist, mixes the greatest tropes together and gives you a modern retelling of the abduction of persephone myth that will make you obsessed. Expect the unexpected hades and persephone chapter. Backers have the possibility to not only grab the print volume, but also to select adorable mythological rewards. Wright s orphans of chaos, the maiden, a title of persephones, is a candidate for the throne of olympus after zeuss death. When hades attempted to seduce minthe, persephone transformed the nymph into a fragrant mint plant. The print version of persephone is published in partnership with hiveworks.
Persephones abduction by hades made its way into this superold textand its just as tragic now as it was then. In this kids book, persephone falls for the bad boy in school. In honor of that journey, weve put together a list of hades and persephones best. We all know the story of persephone, demeter and hades. Best young adult persephone and hades retellings kaitlin bevis.
It made me obsessed and each week i crave for another chapter to come out. The myth of her abduction represents her function as the personification of. Its primarily persephone hades in a modern olympus setting, plus other characters stories most recently eros. Persephone is the daughter of demeter and the goddess of spring in greek mythology. During persephones six months on earth reunited with her mother, the land was fertile, beautiful, and warm. He tells us quite a bit, in fact, for someone who wasnt there. Writing poetry writing a book writing prompts poem quotes poems qoutes myth stories lore olympus hades and persephone.
But in the present period not in their original period. Extra geek points will be awarded to those familiar with the legend of persephone, queen of the underworld, the famous greek myth surrounding the entrancing daughter of zeus and demeter. A hundred days of night is a webcomic about persephone and. If youre interested in a quick hades and persephone read this would be the one for. Where hades kidnaps persephone because he wanted her and was in love with her. For the love of hades loves of olympus book 2 kindle edition by summers, sasha.
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