Poetry · Character

Persephone

The Greek queen of the underworld, daughter of Demeter.

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Also known as Singer of Persephone

Persephone shows up with force in The Garden of Eros. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as one who should tread the garden when weary of the flowerless fields of Dis.

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In The Garden of Eros: Mentioned as one who should tread the garden when weary of the flowerless fields of Dis. Later, in Charmides: Queen…

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The Garden of Eros
Mentioned as one who should tread the garden when weary of the flowerless fields of Dis.
Charmides
Queen of the underworld who grants Charmides a passionate encounter in Hades.
III
Persephone bade them serve her by the ebon throne of the pale God.
Flowers of Gold
Addressed as 'Singer of Persephone' in 'Theocritus', evoking the myth of the underworld.
Theocritus
Addressed as 'Singer of Persephone,' linking the poet to the goddess of the underworld.

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