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The Rape of Proserpina (Italian: Ratto di Proserpina), more accurately translated as The Abduction of Proserpina, [1] is a large Baroque marble group sculpture by Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, executed between 1621 and 1622, when Bernini's career was in its early stage.
Seated goddess, probably Persephone on her throne in the underworld, c. 480–460 BC,. ( Pergamon Museum , Berlin) As a goddess of the underworld, Persephone was given euphemistically friendly names. [ 34 ]
11 wrz 2023 · This iconic sculpture depicts the Greek goddess Persephone, who is known as the Queen of the Underworld and the bringer of spring. Crafted with impeccable attention to detail, the Persephone statue stands as a testament to the skill and creativity of ancient Greek sculptors.
24 mar 2016 · Persephone (aka Kore) was the Greek goddess of agriculture and vegetation, especially grain, and the wife of Hades, the ruler of the Underworld. Persephone was an important element of the Eleusinian Mysteries and the Thesmophoria festival and so the goddess was worshipped throughout the Greek world.
Persephone, the daughter of the goddess Demeter, was condemned to spend half of each year with Hades, the ruler of the underworld. In this grandiose representation, Persephone ascends to earth through a rocky outcrop.
The goddess Persephone (Roman Proserpina) stands wearing a heavy, floor-length robe, stephane crown and veil.
21 wrz 2024 · Persephone, in Greek religion, daughter of Zeus, the chief god, and Demeter, the goddess of agriculture; she was the wife of Hades, king of the underworld. In the Homeric “Hymn to Demeter,” the story is told of how Persephone was gathering flowers in the Vale of Nysa when she was seized by Hades and removed to the underworld.
