Persephone and Hades Pinake (originally polychrome), 4th century BCE, Locri, Magna Graecia, Calabri
Persephone and Hades Pinake (originally polychrome), 4th century BCE, Locri, Magna Graecia, Calabria, Italy.“…at Locri, the seizure of Persephone had been reevaluted positively, no longer as separation from the mother and, in fact, a form of death, but as access to a position of authority in the husband’s household and thus as a positive divine model for human marriages. The plaques would meld the contemporary human marriage with its divine prototype: the human kore retains traits of Kore, but the aged Pluton is replaced by a beardless gifure more consonant in age with the human groom.”- Robert Parker, On Greek Religion, (Ithaca, Cornell University Press, 2011), 228.Just want to point out:Persephone is clearly reveling in her accession to power.That hug! Hades is like: Look at this awesome goddess! She’s amazing! I totally support her!Hades is swole! Like, he’s obviously been doing sprints in armor with Cerberus every morning. -- source link
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