Persephone Does Not Choose the Descent

[M.]

Manifesto of Persephone

Many reinterpretations of the myth of Persephone end up turning abduction into destiny.
Manifesto of Persephone does the opposite: the descent is not a choice — it is an act of violence.

Persephone’s strength does not lie in trauma, but in what happens after.
To endure is not to choose.
To transform is not to justify.

She becomes queen not because suffering was necessary,
but because she refuses to be defined by it.

The book also uses the myth to question contemporary gender roles:
a feminine identity that is not equated with purity or sacrifice,
and a masculine model often built on possession and control rather than reciprocal desire.

Open questions: – How do we speak about strength without romanticizing violence?
– Can transformation exist without absolving trauma?
– What does Persephone tell us today about the female and male roles we continue to reproduce?