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Basement cartoon: girl with pomegranate
16 x 8 inch -
Gua on paper
Cartoon by Martin Missfeldt - December 08, 2006
Tags: fun,
greek mythology,
picture,
humor,
arthistory,
art,
image,
cartoon,
oilpainting,
Proserpine,
Dante Gabriel Rossetti,
" Power August us hot, then brings the winter much ice. "
The miraculous Proserpina of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Their fine features remind a little of Liv Tyler which shone recently in man of the rings. The tender, in itself turned young woman holds a cut open pomegranate in the hands. How she can also anticipate that this detail will determine her other life.
Proserpina (lat. Persephone) was according to Greek mythology the daughter of Demeter, the goddess of the nature. One day becomes Proserpina of Hades, the God of the underworld of the same name kidnapped. The poor Hades suffers and is bored between all dead people. So he robs himself of a young, of fresh and attractive girls. Such was not unusual in the Greek god's world at all. But Hades has not counted on the logical powers of self-assertion of the Demeter.
Demeter proceeds on the search for her daughter. For months, for years. Of course it is deeply procured and neglects her duties. Unfortunately, only she was for the nature, for the weather and with it also for the harvest responsibly. The land becomes deserted, the harvests go wrong. The people live in want, the people suffer. In the end, she finds out that Proserpina is held prisoner in the underworld.
Full rage she puts them her brother to Zeus to the speech which obviously from the robbery point. But because he is also washed with all waters, he holds to his brother and wants to grant to him this small change. Demeter is beside oneself and threatens to let perish the earth and the people. In the end, Zeus sends his man for all cases, the god's messengers Hermes in the underworld. He should check whether Proserpina can be fetched back. It is since an ehernes law which that which has eaten something from the empire of the underworld must remain for good in the empire of the Hades.
Hermes asks Proserpina whether she has eaten something what knits they(she) denied. Schwupps, Hermes Proserpina catches himself, says goodbye to the taken aback Hades and brings them(her) back to Demeter. Nevertheless, the reunion luck is only from short duration(length), because Hades claims back Proserpina: his(its) servant(attendant) Askalaphos has observed how Proserpina has swallowed some granules with the expression of a pomegranate.
Hermes asks Proserpina whether she has eaten something what knits they(she) denied. Schwupps, Hermes Proserpina catches himself, says goodbye to the taken aback Hades and brings them(her) back to Demeter. Nevertheless, the reunion luck is only for short time, because Hades claims back Proserpina: his servant Askalaphos has observed how Proserpina has swallowed some granules with the expression of a pomegranate.