Proserpina Essays

The Rape of Proserpina from Ted Hughes’ Tales from Ovid recounts the myth of Pluto, god of the Underworld, who abducts Proserpina, daughter of Ceres, and brings her to the Underworld to live with him. Through this story, the speaking voice that narrates the poem explains that change is a painful but necessary and natural aspect of life by illustrating that stillness is by contrast impossible and unnatural. The speaking voice then illustrates the inevitability of change by comparing it to rape throughout

Will Kushinada-hime and Persephone find a way to be able to live a peaceful life with their families without having to worry about the dangers villains cast upon them? In The Legend of Yamata-no Orochi, Kushinada-hime, the daughter of an elderly couple was to be sacrificed to the monster Yamata-no Orochi. The monster has already devoured Kushinada-hime’s eight other siblings and her parents are determined to save their only remaining child. A man named Susano-o comes to their village and sees them

have contributed to the normalization of sexual violence throughout Pluto and Proserpina’s story. The story of Pluto and Proserpina in Ovid’s Metamorphoses was first heard of in Homer’s The Homeric Hymn to Demeter around the 7th or 6th B.C.E. It is first mentioned within Greek mythology by Homer and later in Roman mythology by Ovid in 8 AD. The story of Pluto or Hades and Proserpina or Persephone has over time been interpreted as a romantic love story between the goddess of spring and the god of the

Proserpina POV I glance around the large room. I sat across from a man; to be more specific the man who kidnapped me and brought me here all because of those flowers. My gaze flickered towards the man for a brief second before returning to going in circles looking in each corner of the room. I heard a noise and looked up. The table was covered in food. The delicious aroma reached my nose with a gentle caress making me relies I was quite hungry. “You may eat, if you want,” the man said staring at

The myth of Ceres and Proserpina makes me question if the meanings of Spring (love, hope, youth and growth) and Summer (freedom and growth for people as they search for love, self-acceptance and their identities) represents how Proserpina lives within the terrestrial world whereas the meaning of Fall (ripeness, change, maturity, beauty, sadness or preparing for an end or decline) and Winter (death, old age, pain, loneliness, despair or an end) represent how Proserpina lives within the underworld

Though separated by more than a century and the hands of two different certifiable artistic geniuses. Michelangelo’s David and Bernini’s The Rape of Proserpina are both similar in medium but vary vastly with their meaning. These differences can be identified and analyzed through the iconographic method. If one looked at The Rape of Proserpina, a large man, a petite woman and three-headed dog could quite easily be spotted. These characters are all parts of a marble statue and the man seems to

their own enlightenment. One piece of art that can be related to the enlightenment is Jean Boulogne’s bronze sculpture of the Baroque period titled Rape of Proserpina (Rape of the Sabine Woman) was sculpted in 1579 .(Norton Simon Museum). The sculpture is illustrious because it was galvanized by the globally famous Greek mythology of Proserpina (better known as Persephone). The myth features the affectionate daughter of the goddess Demeter. Persephone was kidnapped, raped and forced to marry Hades

Long ago, before the seasons existed, there was a young woman named Proserpina. She was cheerful, curious and innocent, but soon, that all would change. One day, at about noon, Proserpina went wandering on the seashore with the sea nymphs. Her mother begged Proserpina to stay close to the sea nymphs, as they would keep her safe. Despite her mother 's best attempts, Proserpina wandered into the fields to pick flowers without the safety of the sea nymphs. One of the shrubs was very beautiful and

A few months ago Proserpina the daughter of Ceres, goddess of grain, was kidnapped by Pluto, god of the underworld. Ceres is too sad to even grow plants on earth. People wonder if Zeus will step in and stop this. The Greeks say that Proserpina wanted to go to the underworld. The Romans say that Proserpina was kidnapped by Pluto and that Pluto is forcing Proserpina to be his wife. A few months ago Proserpina the daughter of Ceres, goddess of grain, was kidnapped

Character Name: Proserpina How would you describe this character? Why? Physical Appearance Proserpina is young and gorgeous Because I think she is the most beautiful Feelings Distressed She did not want to go with the king Attitude Care-free and naive She was not careful Character Conflict Experienced How does this character respond? Proserpina She is is taken from her home into pluto's palace She threatens to not eat or drink anything offered to her by pluto. This is because

Proserpina is surprised. She understands that she disobeyed her mother’s orders and went exploring in the forest and something bad has happened just as her mother was afraid of. Proserpina saw the most stunning flower she had ever seen, she decided to pull the flower from the ground and return it to her mother. Although little did she know, that once she pulled the flower from the ground she would open a hole that would lead to King Pluto the ruler of the underworld and his castle. Once King

Proserpina is scared. She defied Ceres requests and made a go at investigating in the forest. When she got a quick look at the most delightful plant she had ever seen, she chose to tear it starting from the earliest stage take back to Ceres. In any case, Proserpina did not know, that once she tore the plant starting from the earliest stage would be opening a gap that would prompt King Pluto and his Rose Palace. King Pluto took a stab at tricking her to him however once he saw that she didn't wish

leave her small cottage and garden to tend to the vast crops of the world. Now Ceres had a daughter named Proserpina, and every day before Ceres left to attend the fields of the world she would tell Proserpina; "Child, do not stray from the west side of our garden, the east is filled with many dangerous things." "Yes, Mother!" Proserpina would reply. Well one day when Ceres left, Proserpina suddenly became overwhelmed with curiosity regarding the eastern side of the garden. She had never been there

tradition by gaining power and using it to their advantage. At this time, societies only allowed men to have power; however, the female characters in The Merchant’s Tale and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight defy this tradition. May and Lady Bertilak, Proserpina and Morgan le Fay, both have common tactics in order to gain power. Using the art of deception give May and Lady Bertilak the power to gain control over men. One day, in the garden, May asks if she can get on January’s back so she can get a pear

Proserpina was not supposed to eat any food from the Underworld; however, she ended up eating “seven pomegranate seeds and crunched them between her teeth. / No one at all observed her eating, except for one, / Ascálaphus” (Metamorphoses 5: 538-40). Ultimately, Ascálaphus could have warned Proserpina about the consequences of eating such food, but he did not. In the end, Ascálaphus had “turned informer

Did you know that Persephone is the queen of the Underworld and the goddess of spring’s bounty? Persephone is quite a unique goddess because of her personality, her family, her in the Underworld, and her Roman counterpart. One way that Persephone is unique is by her name and personality. Her name means “to destroy” but her personality is the pure opposite of that. In Greek, it is wrote as Περσεφόνη and pronounced as Persefóni. Persephone is also unique because she is the queen of the Underworld

everyone knows, and he is going to seek his dear lover once more, not knowing what is the meaning of “giving up”. After entering the hall burning with fiery torches, Orpheus stands for a while in front of the Underworld god and goddess: Pluto and Proserpina. Immediately, he laughs out loud. Weird but amusing, his humorous and constantly changing expressions make the god and goddess of the Underworld laugh with true intention. After examining all kinds of ghosts and souls that are telling their sorrowful

Mythology and recognized for her dual status as the Queen of the Underworld and the Goddess of Fertility. Initiating, Persephone’s name is drawn from the expression “pherein phonon”, which means to “cause death”. Additionally, her Latin (Roman) name, Proserpina, stems from proserpine, “to shoot forth”, most likely being a mistaken translation of the Greek phrase, (Encyclopedia Mythica, “Persephone”), signifying the sprouting of plants (GreekMythology.com, “Persephone”). Furthermore, the name “Proserpine”

mother’s garden. I sit among the crops. “Who are you?” I hear a small voice behind me. The ghost I see looks only ten, her eyes hallow and her hair platinum blonde. Her spirit is transparent and glowing, as all the spirits I see here are. “Proserpina,” I answer. “Please do not be angry with me. I only feel safe in the

Dido, also referenced as Elissa, was the Princess of Tyre in Phoenicia. She escaped to Libya while running from tyranny in her home country, where she founded Carthage. Dido and Aeneas cross paths in the Aeneid after the sack of Troy as he leads the Trojan refugees in sought of refuge to repair ships and rest. As the Queen of Carthage, she received the Trojans exile with hospitality; through a series of unfortunate events she falls madly in love with Aeneas and becomes devastated when his destiny