“Zeus suggested Persephone and, knowing that her mother would never allow the girl to go, likewise suggested the abduction. Instead, Miller describes it as more of a situation involving a father giving away his daughter without her consent: Though he was a gloomy and frightening god, the ancients never saw Hades as evil.” This is absolutely not present in the ancient myths. Notably, she writes about how Hades isn’t necessarily evil or a villain, despite how many retellings portray him: “In modern retellings of Greek myths, it’s become common to portray Hades as evil, or demonic (see Disney’s Hercules).
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You can read the full blog post here, but a few parts of it give us some idea of what Miller might be thinking. If you want a hint about where Miller might be headed with her story, she actually wrote about Persephone and Hades in a blog post back in December 2011. What will Madeline Miller’s Persephone be About? I love how faceted that story is and how incredibly deep and really that’s true of all these stories that there’s so many different entrance points, so many different ways to look at them.”Īt the time, Miller stated she didn’t have immediate plans to write about Persephone, but clearly that’s changed. So it’s something I’ve thought a lot about. I feel like every time every little millimeter that you turn it, you get something different every time. “Hades and Persephone in particular is such an interesting character, because that whole story is such a kaleidoscope. A recording of the discussion is available here. Miller previously discussed the Persephone myth on NPR with Get Lit back in May 2021. L’enlèvement de Proserpine, Peter Paul Rubens What has Madeline Miller said about Persephone? Of course, it remains to be seen what Miller will choose to do with it in her retelling. This myth is often used to explain why nothing grows in the winter (presumably the times that Persephone is stuck in the underworld).
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Instead, she was free to return, but each year she had to forever spend one-third of the year in the underworld with Hades. However, because Persephone had eaten a single pomegranate seed during her time in the underworld, possibly because she was tricked into doing so, she couldn’t be completely freed. As a result, Zeus ordered Persephone’s release. Her mother, Demeter the Goddess of Agriculture, was distraught and prevented anything from growing once she was abducted. If you’re not familiar with the basic contours of the tale, Persephone was said to have been gathering flowers when she was kidnapped and brought to the underworld by Hades, God of the Underworld.
#persephone” What’s the Greek Myth of Persephone About? Turns out the Tempest is going to have to wait. I know I said I was working on the Tempest.
“Some news about my current novel-in-progress. Miller’s announcement came in the form of a post on her Instagram account ( with the following message: Madeline Miller ( Circe, The Song of Achilles) recently announced a new book she’s working on based on the Greek mythological tale of Persephone. Persephone by Madeline Miller: What We Knowīy Jennifer Marie Lin on Jan 14th, 2022 (Last Updated Jan 17th, 2022)
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