This graphic novel tells the story of Demeter, the Greek goddess of the
harvest, and her daughter, Persephone. Demeter rules over a perpetual
summer on earth, where crops, trees, and flowers grow in abundance.
Persephone, young and beautiful, unknowingly attracts the attention of
the lonely god of the Underworld, Hades. Hades kidnaps Persephone, and a
frantic Demeter searches in vain for her daughter. Finally, Demeter
retreats to her temple in mourning. The goddess's sorrow causes the
crops to die and the ground to freeze. The first winter falls over
Greece. As people begin to starve, the other Olympian gods and goddesses
try to convince Demeter to accept a marriage between Persephone and
Hades. But Demeter will not give up her daughter forever to the
Underworld. Finally a compromise is struck: Persephone will stay with
Hades for half a year (winter). When she comes back from the Underworld
to spend half a year with her mother, spring returns to earth.
Anyone who has read the Greek Myths has read of Demeter and her lovely daughter Persephone. About how hades fell in love and kidnapped her daughter taking her to the underworld and how in her grief, demeter plunged the world into never-ending winter.
Read the story again in graphic novel form in all its glory! let the story take you into old Greek times, from wonderful spring, to the depths of the underworld and into Hades's lonely palace.
Demeter & Persephone: Spring Held Hostage
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