tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7695248580099505561.post6279720365397695861..comments2023-03-31T11:18:45.718-04:00Comments on Maid to Queen: Meditations on Persephone: So, Seriously. I'm not a teenage girl.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7695248580099505561.post-54704165331335503022011-11-16T19:05:58.020-05:002011-11-16T19:05:58.020-05:00Actually, would you be much interested in helping ...Actually, would you be much interested in helping me bounce ideas? I'm having problems really expressing the relationship between Hades and Persephone I have created. It still seems almost father/daughter-ish, which is clearly not what I'm going for haha<br /><br />Email me at g33ksify@gmail.com if you're interested, I'm coming up on the deadline, so I'm working on it constantly :DDevinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303250417268287921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7695248580099505561.post-57241843795184547812011-11-03T07:02:22.029-04:002011-11-03T07:02:22.029-04:00I have read Radiant Darkness and never got around ...I have read Radiant Darkness and never got around to a blog post about it. I did enjoy the story, but it was what it was - a teenage romance placed in a mythological setting. <br /><br />That being said - I would *love* to hear more about your project. As you describe it, it is right up my alley with how Persephone shows herself to me. Also, I love movies and would enjoy seeing more movies treat the Gods with respect.Laura LaVoiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12247424578706769340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7695248580099505561.post-68830345946176522972011-11-02T22:40:47.709-04:002011-11-02T22:40:47.709-04:00Also, I'm not sure if you've mentioned thi...Also, I'm not sure if you've mentioned this, but "Radiant Darkness" by Emily Whitman is a YA book about Persephone, removing the whole rape and abduction thing.<br /><br />Kinda ticked me off a bit, because I have been working on writing a similar story.<br /><br />BUT, hers is more based on rebellion whereas mine is based on self-identification.<br /><br />And mine is a film script :)Devinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303250417268287921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7695248580099505561.post-7297595695733891022011-03-04T13:09:38.087-05:002011-03-04T13:09:38.087-05:00Thanks so much for the recommendation! I will def...Thanks so much for the recommendation! I will definitely add it to my list of books to acquire. Much more appropriate for my reading level, even!Laura LaVoiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12247424578706769340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7695248580099505561.post-47942440439667394152011-03-04T11:58:10.747-05:002011-03-04T11:58:10.747-05:00Ooh! I have a book recommendation for you. It'...Ooh! I have a book recommendation for you. It's a bit heavier reading than Riordan, but SO worth it. I think you would find "Emerging From the Chrysalis" by Bruce Lincoln to be fascinating.<br /><br />It has the best breakdown and explanation of the Persephone mythos I've ever read, well supported by linguistic and historic evidence. Bruce Lincoln is one of the most respected historians of religion. The rest of the book also has great stuff about women's initiation rites in various cultures, but the Persephone section was particularly striking. <br /><br />Great post, thanks for the reading suggestion!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com