Hades Snatches Up Persephone

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This picture shows the story of hades capturing persephone and taking her to the underworld. The painting shows the fight and battle that ensued when hades kidnaps her and essentially rapes her.. Hearing this causes Demator to fill with fury as she confronts Zeus and they come to a consensus. They decided that Persephone would spend half her time with him in the underworld and half the time on earth. This would allow her to tend to all the crops, hence the birth of the seasons.

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Shmoop Editorial Team. (2008, November 11). Persephone, Demeter, and Hades Photos. Retrieved July 14, 2023, from https://www.shmoop.com/persephone-demeter-hades/photos.html. Painting by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1636

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  • type
    Image
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  • file format
    png
  • file size
    3 MB
  • creator
    Peter Paul Rubens
  • original title
    An Allegory showing the Effects of War ('The Horrors of War')
  • rights holder
    The National Gallery, London
  • rights territory
    UK