Meanwhile On Mount Olympus

Meanwhile on Mount Olympus

New designs of the Erotes!

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Aphrodite is done and looking gorgeeousss. she's based off a Eurasian Collared Dove. which is native to Greece.

Persephone (Dionysus, first Mother)..

In Greek mythology, Persephone, the daughter of Demeter (goddess of the harvest) and Zeus, was a beautiful maiden who caught the eye of Hades, the god of the underworld. Enamored with Persephone, Hades decided to abduct her and make her his queen. One day, as Persephone was gathering flowers in a meadow, the ground suddenly opened up, and Hades emerged in his chariot, seizing her and taking her to the underworld.Demeter, stricken with grief over the loss of her daughter, wandered the earth searching for her. In her sorrow, she neglected her duties, and the earth began to wither; crops failed, and a great famine ensued. The cries of the starving people reached Zeus, who intervened, commanding Hades to return Persephone to her mother.However, there was a condition that complicated Persephone’s return. During her time in the underworld, Persephone had eaten six seeds from a pomegranate, a fruit that bound her to Hades. According to the ancient laws, eating the food of the underworld meant that Persephone had to remain there.A compromise was reached. Persephone would spend six months of the year with Hades in the underworld and the other six months with her mother on the surface. When Persephone is with Hades, Demeter mourns and the earth experiences autumn and winter, a time of barrenness and cold. When Persephone returns to the surface, Demeter rejoices, and the earth flourishes again with spring and summer, a time of growth and abundance.

A beautiful story of Persephone and the Pomegranate explains the cyclical nature of the seasons, embodying themes of loss, return, and renewal.

**SideNote: In Orphic mythology, Zagreus was born to Persephone and Zeus, who had taken the form of a serpent. Zeus, intending Zagreus to be his successor, placed him on his throne. However, Hera, in her jealousy, urged the Titans to seize Zagreus. They dismembered him, but Athena rescued his heart and brought it to Zeus. Zeus swallowed the heart, or placed it in his thigh, and from this act, Zagreus was reborn as Dionysus, symbolizing death and rebirth, key themes in the Orphic tradition.

Art By: The Blood Of A Pomegranate by Stephen Mackey).

greek gods part I — persephone

dont mind me, just crying over the fact that i didn’t save after erasing it and now i dont have it anymore 😭