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The Rape of Persephone, or Abduction of Persephone, is a classical mythological subject in Western art, depicting the abduction of Persephone by Hades.In this context, the word Rape refers to the traditional translation of the Latin raptus ('seized' or 'carried off') which refers to bride kidnapping rather than the potential ensuing sexual violence.
The new Netflix film follows a rugby team that survived a plane crash in 1972—and resorted to unimaginable means for survival.
Director J.A. Bayona brings a harrowing true story to the screen in 'Society of the Snow,' based on the Uraguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash.
A votive plaque known as the Ninnion Tablet depicting elements of the Eleusinian Mysteries, discovered in the sanctuary at Eleusis (mid-4th century BC). The Eleusinian Mysteries (Greek: Ἐλευσίνια Μυστήρια, romanized: Eleusínia Mystḗria) were initiations held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at the Panhellenic Sanctuary of Eleusis in ancient Greece.
“Mama listened in total silence,” he recalled in the book “Society of the Snow.” “They talked, one by one, while Mama was reliving her son’s life, touching the jagged edges of the hole ...
When Persephone was kidnapped by Hades, she ate three pomegranate seeds. [1] Had she eaten the entire pomegranate (and thus all the seeds), she would have been condemned to the underworld permanently. Because she only ate half, Zeus agreed to a compromise and decreed that she would stay with Hades for 3 months of every year. [1]
The plane crash at the center of Netflix's "Society of the Snow" is based on the true story of a 1972 disaster in the Andes involving a Uruguayan rugby team.
Rape of Persephone (6 C, 28 P) Pages in category "Kidnapping in folklore" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.