mellonmate:
Hi all! There’s a new book that’s available for...
Hi all! There’s a new book that’s available for pre-order that looks really good. If you’re interested in Greek mythology, then take a look at Destroyer of Light by Rachel Alexander. Her story follows the story of Hades and Persephone, and the events that they go through.
Mme Alexander is hosting a giveaway for a signed copy of Destroyer of Light, and so I’m posting my composition “Pirithous and Pluto” as an entry for it! I actually have a measure by measure breakdown of the entire piece as to what it symbolizes, but since the total thing is a little over 4 pages single spaced, I’m just going to post the summary of the myth that helped inspire this piece.
“Pirithous and Theseus are both grieving over the deaths of their wives. They get the idea to kidnap daughters of Zeus and make them into their wives. Theseus ends up kidnapping Helen (aka Helen of Troy). Pirithous decides to go capture Persephone. In a dream that both of these men had, Zeus told them to go to the Underworld and ask Hades for Persephone. The two men, following dream Zeus’s advice, did just that. Hades had already known what their intentions were before they arrived in the Underworld, so when Pirithous and Theseus appeared before him, Hades was prepared. Hades invited them to a feast, which the men accepted, only to find themselves permanently bound to the chairs they sat down in. Hercules coincidentally was in the Underworld at that time (he was there to fetch Cerberus) and he saw the two men trapped. He immediately was able to free Theseus. However, when they tried to free Pirithous, the earth violently shook. Hades didn’t want the man who tried to steal his queen to walk free of punishment. Ultimately, Hercules and Theseus left Pirithous behind.”
