Pauline Albanese, The Closed Doors

Demeter: Goddess of Harvest

“and as she was walking on the sea-coast flowers sprang up under her feet, and Eros and Himeros accompanied her to the assembly of the other great gods, all of whom were struck with admiration and love when she appeared”

nike was the goddess of victory

persephone  ( Περσεφόνη  )   – —   in greek mythos, persephone was the goddess of the underworld and springtime and  the daughter of demeter and zeus. she was also called kore, meaning ‘maiden’ and grew up to be a beautiful goddess attracting the attention of many gods. homor describes her as a quite formidable, majestic queen of the underworld, who carries into effect the curses of men upon the souls of the dead. after her abduction and marriage to the god hades, she became queen of the underworld.

the soft light of the morning sun will wash over you, my love.

          "i am not pure           nor powerless.           i am not your fantasy           of an innocent you can corrupt.           you think he took me?           you think i knew not what i did           when i laughed and placed those crimson seeds           upon my tongue?" (x)

the daughter of dimitra, i’ll take a pomegranate martini and 6 months in hell. you said you had a nightmare that i would kill you in your sleep. my darling, i only want to make your dreams come true.