Persephone

Persephone was the daughter of Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. In Greek Mythology when Persephone was picking flowers, the ground opened up and Hades captured her and took her to the underworld. Demeter missed her daughter, and refused to let the plants grow until she found her daughter. She pleaded with Zeus to get her daughter back from Hades, but because Persephone had already tasted the fruit of the underworld (the pomegranate), she was forever bound to stay in the underground with Hades as his wife for a few months a year. When Persephone was away from her mother, Demeter would refuse to let anything grow, and winter arrived. When Persephone was with her mother, she let all the flowers blossom and the fruit grow. An interesting tale of the seasons.

My friend Ally is modelling as Persephone for my textiles project. Here are some images: