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The 'goddess' of spring and queen of the underworld, Persephone!

UPDATE: When I first conceived of doing anthro/furry versions of the Greek gods, I thought Persephone didn't have any animals associated with her, and therefore went with a species that I thought would best represent springtime; a rabbit. However, a while ago, I ended up making the discovery that an animal *was* associated with the original Persephone; a deer.

I did consider ignoring that and just sticking with what I already had, but the more I thought about it, the more practical it seemed to made Persephone a deer instead:

-Artemis is also associated with deer, and while I made my version of Artemis a wolf, it should be noted that she and Persephone are heavily associated with one another. They were childhood friends and seemingly kept in touch even when Persephone went to live in the underworld. Plus, the two goddesses were often worshipped together.

-I read that Persephone heavily resembled her mother, Demeter. While I have no intentions of making Demeter a deer (there are too many reasons to keep Demeter a horse: in one of her most well-known myths, she transformed into one in order to outrun Poseidon; this myth resulted in Demeter giving birth to a horse named Arion, as well as gaining the title "Black Demeter"; she's also known for having braided hair, and having my version be a horse enables me to include that fun little detail), there is a closer resemblance between a horse and a deer than there is a horse and a rabbit.

-Persephone's beauty was said to rival that of Aphrodite, who in my version, is a pegaus (a winged horse). Much like with Demeter, it seems better to compare a horse and a deer in that regard than a horse and a rabbit.

-Finally, I already have a hare character with plant powers, and while a hare and a rabbit are two different species, they often get confused with one another. Having Persephone be a much different species would curb any comparison between the two.

So here we are! My new design for the Queen of the Underworld.

I looked more facts about Persephone in order to gain a clearer image of how she was supposed to look, and discovered that she was described as "dark-eyed," buxom and "trim-ankled," meaning she had great legs.

I also based her outfit off this from FA: www.furaffinity.net/view/46175… The green strings reminded me of green vines, which suited Persephone's plant powers.

Also, all the flower accessories she's wearing are all the flowers listed in the tale of how Persephone was abducted by Hades: she had been in a field with Artemis and Athena (and possibly a whole bunch of other female characters; it varies from telling to telling), gathering flowers: roses, lilies, crocuses, hyacinths, irises... until Persephone was lured away from her group by a narcissus flower, which was how Hades was able to capture her without interference.

I also gave her a see-through cape in an effort to make her *slightly* more regal.

Here's my original version:

Persephone (c)

Description
The 'goddess' of spring and queen of the underworld, Persephone!

UPDATE: When I first conceived of doing anthro/furry versions of the Greek gods, I thought Persephone didn't have any animals associated with her, and therefore went with a species that I thought would best represent springtime; a rabbit. However, a while ago, I ended up making the discovery that an animal *was* associated with the original Persephone; a deer.

I did consider ignoring that and just sticking with what I already had, but the more I thought about it, the more practical it seemed to made Persephone a deer instead:

-Artemis is also associated with deer, and while I made my version of Artemis a wolf, it should be noted that she and Persephone are heavily associated with one another. They were childhood friends and seemingly kept in touch even when Persephone went to live in the underworld. Plus, the two goddesses were often worshipped together.

-I read that Persephone heavily resembled her mother, Demeter. While I have no intentions of making Demeter a deer (there are too many reasons to keep Demeter a horse: in one of her most well-known myths, she transformed into one in order to outrun Poseidon; this myth resulted in Demeter giving birth to a horse named Arion, as well as gaining the title "Black Demeter"; she's also known for having braided hair, and having my version be a horse enables me to include that fun little detail), there is a closer resemblance between a horse and a deer than there is a horse and a rabbit.

-Persephone's beauty was said to rival that of Aphrodite, who in my version, is a pegaus (a winged horse). Much like with Demeter, it seems better to compare a horse and a deer in that regard than a horse and a rabbit.

-Finally, I already have a hare character with plant powers, and while a hare and a rabbit are two different species, they often get confused with one another. Having Persephone be a much different species would curb any comparison between the two.

So here we are! My new design for the Queen of the Underworld.

I looked more facts about Persephone in order to gain a clearer image of how she was supposed to look, and discovered that she was described as "dark-eyed," buxom and "trim-ankled," meaning she had great legs.

I also based her outfit off this from FA: www.furaffinity.net/view/46175… The green strings reminded me of green vines, which suited Persephone's plant powers.

Also, all the flower accessories she's wearing are all the flowers listed in the tale of how Persephone was abducted by Hades: she had been in a field with Artemis and Athena (and possibly a whole bunch of other female characters; it varies from telling to telling), gathering flowers: roses, lilies, crocuses, hyacinths, irises... until Persephone was lured away from her group by a narcissus flower, which was how Hades was able to capture her without interference.

I also gave her a see-through cape in an effort to make her *slightly* more regal.

Here's my original version:

Persephone (c)