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Kahori — Hades and his Consort
Published: 2008-03-16 00:11:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 6298; Favourites: 120; Downloads: 289
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Always loved the story of Persephone and the Pomegranate, and for some odd reason it became a painting...And there are too many small mistakes, I know, I know....and the scan doesn't really help.
But anyway, here's the story for those who haven't heard of it.
Persephone was the daughter of Demeter (goddess of earth) and Zeus. She was an innocent maiden who's mother rejected every man who tried to court her. One day she was picking flowers with Athena, Artemis, and some nymphs (according to one version). Suddenly the earth broke apart and Hades kidnapped Persephone into the Underworld.
The nyphs were changed into Sirens because they didn't try to stop him.
Demeter looked everywhere for her daughter, neglecting the earth for a period of time that we call winter, and when the people of the earth cried out to the gods because of their lack of food, Zeus forced Hades to give Persephone back to Demeter.
Persephone was given back to her mother. However, she had been tricked to eat three pomegrante seeds (different number of seeds in different versions), which forced her to return to him for one season out of the year.
So for four months every year, when it becomes winter, it's said that Persephone returns to Hades, and the earth stops flourishing.
Uh.....enjoy. XD
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Comments: 47
I love the mystical, enticing quality to this painting. It looks like a horrific but beautiful shadowland to be lost in.
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This is an amazing painting!! I always loved this myth too and this picture is a great representation of it!
I haven't seen many pictures of Hades with his armour so this is very cool to see. The little heart is very nice too 
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Whoot for Greek Mythology!
Awesome work, the atmosphere you have created matches the idea well!
You have a wonderful style!
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An amazing picture and great job with the back story. ^_^
Love Greek Mythology so much better than many of the modern stuff... but people seem to prefer the more recent ones. I wonder why?
Marrying his niece... how Olympian. and also If I'm right in my history, Zeus and Demeter were also Brother and Sister ^_^
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Haha, thank you!
I also love Greek Mythology. I had a storybook of Persephone's tale as a kid, and I still got another book about three goddesses.
Zeus did marry his sister, which had confused me when I was younger, but now I know it's just an Olympian thing. XD I think it was Zeus and Hera that were siblings, though (it's been a while, I may be wrong).
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Actually they were ALL siblings xD
thats the fucked up bit LOL!
Hades, Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, and Hestia ^_^
so it was a rather weird family... and I think some of Zeus' children were sired by his grandmother Gaia (she rules!)
I love the greek myths so much ^_^
they're just awesome like lol.
Zeus may have married Hera but both of them had alot of children outside of the marriage to be honest like.
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Yeah, they did. XD Zeus was the original cheat (and boy, was Hera upset).
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I think Zeus' Dad was just as bad, Good Ole Cronus ^_^
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I was always so annoyed at Hades for kidnapping Per. I really disliked that story I thought it was sad for her. Beautiful Picture though. Also did you know that Jews really like pomegranites because the number of seeds inside is the same number of comandments? Just a random fact.
-Tikva
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Woah, seriously? That's a kewl connection. XD Thanks!
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The tale of spring. I love greek mythology. The greeks were (and still are) wonderful storytellers.
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Mhm, Greek Mythology stories are some of my favourites.
Thanks for the favourite.
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No problem. You captured Hades in a rather knightly and elegant way. Its a great piece.
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I like the two ravens.
...and now I want a candy-fruit. (My name for pomegranates. XD)
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Haha. I haven't had a pomegranate in forever. ;-;
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Me neither. Odd though they may be, they are delicious. <3
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Oh my goodness that is soooo coool.
Awesome job.
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what mistakes??? haha, that's amazing! very fairytale/fantasy-like. i particularly like the detail of the two birds (the left one is supposed to be white, right?), as well as the background...
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Haha, yes, the one on the left is white. xD The scan made it look funky.
Thank you!
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o BFF its so pretty. I o so proud of you 
I love you!!!! and this painting
and i do have to say the simplicity of the single pomegranate is so perfect in the picture, it just makes it for me i love it mhmm <33
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Thank you, BFF!
Haha, and I just had to put in that pomegranate on the branch, it looked cute. XD
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i see i reference to Kingdom Hearts... if im not mistaken...
oh, and i believe its spelled POMEGRANATE
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Oh whoops, always forget that other "a".
And the KH "refrence" was kinda on accident. I wanted to do another kinda heart but would've been too hard with the amount of space I was given. XD;
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yay! i just said that it was wrong because it reminded me of the word pomegranate... because old greek/roman/old stuff usually has some spellings similar to other things (derivatives?)
ooh, 2 points! i found two things!
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Two? o_O What is the other one?
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the name and the kh easter egg
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I'm still confused. XD How does it relate?
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... what? what relates?
all im saying is that i found the KH easter egg, and the name misspelling. no relation as far as i can see...
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What a gorgeous painting... well done! Hades is totally amazing. Where did you get the costume idea from?
Beautifully done. 
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Thankies! Hades was just kinda.....drawn on there. XD; I made him look more knightly, though, despite the robes and stuff that he's usually shown in with other Greek Mythology paintings.
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So you made it up as you went along? Very impressive. ^^
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