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  2. Persephone - Wikipedia

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    The location of this mythical place may simply be a convention to show that a magically distant chthonic land of myth was intended in the remote past. [35] After Persephone had disappeared, Demeter searched for her all over the earth with Hecate's torches. In most versions, she forbids the earth to produce, or she neglects the earth and, in the ...

  3. Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone, Cyrene

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    The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya is located on a coastal plateau of Libya, beyond the boundaries of the city (extramural). In approximately 630 BC Greeks from the island of Thera colonized Cyrene. Other Greek colonists not long after increased the population, thus transforming Cyrene into what was regarded as ...

  4. Persephone in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Persephone is depicted as goddess of life in Sacrifice; In Elite: Dangerous, Persephone is the name given to the game's fictional depiction of the hypothetical Planet Nine in the Sol system, a world made largely of ice but with no atmosphere. In Skylanders, Persephone gives Skylanders upgrades in exchange for gold and is the most powerful fairy.

  5. Yola on the ‘Gig Energy’ of Playing Persephone in Broadway’s ...

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    The overall arc of the show is tragedy, but there is a lot of comedy to the role of Persephone, especially early on. When you’re doing a comedy and tragedy, you’ve got the things that make the ...

  6. Eleusinian Mysteries - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Look up! Mars expected to light up night sky

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    That's actually the planet Mars. Here's HLN: 'The planet is expected to line up with Earth and. If you catch yourself looking up at the night sky this evening, you might notice what looks like a ...

  8. Proserpina sarcophagus - Wikipedia

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    The ancient myth of the Rape of Persephone is depicted in high relief on the sarcophagus. Persephone is carried away to the underworld by Pluto, the god of the underworld, with the help of Athena and Eros, on a quadriga led by the divine messenger Hermes. The hellhound Cerberus is found at Hermes' feet near the death god Tartarus.

  9. 'The Bachelorette' is back. How to watch Jenn Tran's journey ...

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    Fans who want to tune into “The Bachelorette” live can watch new episodes on ABC every Monday. Cable users can stream on ABC.com by logging in through their subscriber.