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Bronze Marble Statue Hades Fertility Goddess Proserpine
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You are bidding on Beautiful Bronze Statue of The Abduction of Persephone/Proserpine by Hades/Pluto, with a Marble Base in excellent condition. The Original statue is by Bernini. The statue is cast bronze, not a resin, plaster or plastic mixture. Hades/Pluto The lord of the dead and ruler of the nether world was known as Hades by the Greeks and Pluto by the Romans. He is the son of Cronus (Saturn) and Rhea (Cybele/Ops), who were two of the twelve Titans. When Hades (Pluto) and his brothers, Zeus (Jupiter) and Poseidon ( Neptune ), decided to divide the world amongst each other after the fall of the Titans, Hades (Pluto) was given the underworld. The Underworld, sometimes called simply Hades (in reference to its ruler), was the place w the souls of the dead came to rest. Hades (Pluto) ruled the dead with the aid of various demonic helpers such as Thanatos ( Mors ), Hypnos (Somnus), the ferryman Charon, and the three-headed hound Cerberus. It is said that Hades (Pluto) possesses the riches of the earth and is known as "the Rich One." Sophocles also wrote, "the gloomy Hades enriches himself with our sighs and our tears." The least liked of all the gods, people avoided speaking his name so that they would not gain his unwanted attention. Even his fellow gods had an aversion of him, and his name means "unseen." The narcissus and the cypress were sacred to him. Persephone (Proserpine ) To the Greeks her name was Persephone, sometimes Kore (meaning 'daughter'), while the Romans called her Proserpine or Proserpina. She was the beautiful daughter of Zeus (Jupiter), king of the gods, and Demeter (Ceres), goddess of the harvest and fetility of the Earth. Her almost constant companions were the Oceanids, the nymphs of the great ocean, daughters of Oceanus and Tethys. She was a beautiful and well-loved goddess, but when jealous she could be as cruel as any other god. Once she turned Menthe, a nymph loved by Hades, into a plant. Her name means something like "she who destroys the light." In Greek mythology, Persephone (Kore, to the Greeks) was the daughter of Demeter and the wife of Pluto (Hades). In her legend, which is an allegory of the seasons, she is kidnapped by Pluto, who carries her to the underworld. In her absence, her mother Demeter, the goddess of grain, mourns, and the earth is devastated by ice and snow. Persephone is eventually rescued with the help of the all-seeing goddess Hecate , but because she has partaken of the Pomegranate, the food of hell, she must remain in Hades for a season every year. Her return heralds the return of spring from the ravages of winter. Cerberus The three-headed, serpent-tailed dog Cerberus was the offspring of Echidna and Typhon . In Hesiod 's Theogony , Cerberus had not three, but fifty heads. Cerberus was a fierce, pitiless, flesh-eating watchdog, stationed by the River Styx , from which post he would keep the living from entering the land of the dead. Even the gods feared Cerberus, but Hercules (Heracles), for his 12th Labor , had to kidnap the three headed dog and bring him to King Eurystheus . . Statue measures 15" x 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" (38cm x 16cm x 16cm) Statue shipping weight: 20 lbs ( 9kg) Insured Shipping via Fed Ex Ground with a tracking number provided is $25 International shipping also available, please email for a quote. Please email with any questions. The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.
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