greek mythology hades and persephone story

#GREEK MYTHOLOGY HADES AND PERSEPHONE STORY PROFESSIONAL#

The first reviewer talks about winter being a reflective time, a time when Demeter had to think about how she was going to get Persephone back.

I can definitely relate to this as I have a similar strong bond with my own mother.

#GREEK MYTHOLOGY HADES AND PERSEPHONE STORY PROFESSIONAL#

Response to Two Professional Reviews: Both reviewers discuss the strong bond between mother and daughter. (Sept.) (PUBLISHER: Dial Books for Young Readers (New York:), PUBLISHED: c1993.) Persephone and Demeter, both gauzily gowned and given flowing, pre-Raphaelite tresses, and an ardent, black-haired Pluto stand out against a supporting cast of courtly specters. Lush oil paintings, some full-page, others in miniature, conjure up tranquil, moonlit landscapes an ethereal netherworld blossoming forests. Evoking a time ``when gods and goddesses still lived among humans,'' her romantic prose describes Persephone's abduction by Pluto, ``lord of the underworld,'' and the heroic attempts of Persephone's mother, the harvest goddess Demeter, to rescue her. Professional Recommendation/Review #2: Publishers Weekly (Publishers Weekly) Waldherr, illustrator of Amy Ehrlich's Rapunzel and Robert San Souci's The Firebird, here transplants a Greek myth to a dreamy, Botticelli-like setting. (PUBLISHER: Dial Books for Young Readers (New York:), PUBLISHED: c1993.) It's this kind of thoughtful presentation that will urge children to think, imagine and try to understand the ancient myths. There's contrast measured not just in starkness of seasons, but in facial expression and the kinds of movements made in the two very different worlds. In Persephone and the Pomegranate, Waldherr gives the idyllic above-world happiness of Persephone and Demeter a light airy touch and balances this with the richness of deep reds in Persephone's underworld robe, the fire of Pluto's chariot, and the pomegranate that is Persephone's undoing. Waldherr allows parents to share with children one of the seasonal explanations of our ancestors and thereby opens doors to mythology. As long as people have lived, they have tried to explain the seasons. Professional Recommendation/Review #1: Susie Wilde (Children's Literature) Winter is a time for contemplation, a reflective time to talk and think.

This story creatively tells how the seasons of winter and spring came to be.

Throughout this tale, many familiar gods like Zeus will be introduced. This includes going to see the lord of the underworld, Pluto, who is holding her daughter hostage. Opening line/sentence: “A long time ago, when gods and goddesses still lived among humans, Demeter, goddess of the harvest, had a daughter names Persephone whom she treasured more than the earth.”īrief Book Summary: In this Greek myth, mother Demeter and daughter Persephone are separated and Demeter will do anything to get her daughter back. Theme(s): Mythology, Ancient Greece, Mothers & Daughters,

Greek mythology hades and persephone story