The Asphodel Bride

Private Collection

Private Collection

Persephone returning from the underworld to usher in Spring. 

A little personal victory, even though I could probably do better in digital… (the understated pleasure of being able to hold your work on your hands though! 😊)

Blyth Library, Inv.PCF1

[Source: bronxvillehistoricalconservancy.org]

The Battle of Flowers

Jules-Cyrille Cavé (1859–1946), Girl with a Bouquet of Daisies (detail)

Ancient Greek silver tetradrachm from Syracuse, Sicily depicting the goddess Persephone, dated to 310-305 BCE. Minted during the reign of Agathokles. Currently located at MFA Boston. 

some things are always the same

“In Bloom”, from “Daughters”, 2017 Ph. Elena Helfrecht

The Mithridate Wine, c. 2009. Rubik Kocharian (Armenian, 1940-2019) 16“ x 20”, oil on linen,

For the fans of the stories revolved around Demeter, the Greek goddess of harvesting agriculture (crops, grains, food and the Earth‘s fertility) and her spring daughter, Persephone out there, along with her accompanying goddess, Hekate of the crossroads, night, moonlight, ghosts and witchcraft; here are some illustrations that were inspired from the style of Greek colonies in Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, and other simpler pottery variants from mainland Greece and its islands.

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by Andrey Grachev

— pomegranates .