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11: Hades and Persephone in Sicily
“Already in ...
11: Hades and Persephone in Sicily
“Already in the sixth century, Pindar (Pyth. 12.1-2) described Akragas as the “seat of Persephone,” and by the first century, Cicero (Verr. 2.4.106) could remark that all Sicily was sacred to Demeter and Persephone.”
“In the Greek West, Kore/Persephone herself was sometimes the more prominent partner of the two, and played an important role in the social construction of marriage and the rites leading to adulthood for women and men. In keeping with Kore’s significance as the archetypal bride, the western colonies saw the core of the myth as the theogamy of Persephone/Kore and Hades, rather than the reunion of Demeter and Kore after the latter’s abduction, which was the focus of the Eleusinian Mysteries.”
Ancient Greek Cults: A Guide by Jennifer Larson.
(On Locrian pinakes Hades and Persephone are often shown together with roosters, so I drew them being slightly confused by all the chickens following them around. Then I remembered that Locri is not in Sicily, but on the “toe” of Italy. XD)
