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Persephone's Decision Rewards
Time was running out. It seemed that Persephone's short reign as Queen of the Underworld was already over. Zeus had tired of her mother's dramatics and was ordering Persephone's "release" from the Underworld. She would have to go back home... back to where everything was bright(too bright), where she was taken care of and didn't need to make such tough decisions herself. Back to that gilded cage.Being "stolen" to the underworld had been terrifying at first. But now... she had developed a taste for the darkness and power of this realm. She didn't have to hide her own darkness with fake smiles. She belonged. She might be goddess of Spring, but she was also a goddess of Death. She looked at the ruby red fruit in her hand. There wasn't any other way. Zeus' word was law, so she would go back to the light. But not forever.  She felt the cold but strangely comforting weight the god of the Underworld's hands on her shoulders and she plucked a few seeds from the pomegranate and made the choice to permanently tie herself to this darkness.
It has been long debated whether Persephone was chose to eat the fruit that would tie her to Hades and the Underworld or if she was tricked into eating it. There have been so many retellings of this fascinating myth that it really just comes down to what you choose to believe.
I like the idea that she knew what she was doing and chose to eat the pomegranate, but I wanted this painting to also be kind of like the myth itself... meaning that it is open to interpretation.

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Persephone's Decision Rewards
Time was running out. It seemed that Persephone's short reign as Queen of the Underworld was already over. Zeus had tired of her mother's dramatics and was ordering Persephone's "release" from the Underworld. She would have to go back home... back to where everything was bright(too bright), where she was taken care of and didn't need to make such tough decisions herself. Back to that gilded cage.Being "stolen" to the underworld had been terrifying at first. But now... she had developed a taste for the darkness and power of this realm. She didn't have to hide her own darkness with fake smiles. She belonged. She might be goddess of Spring, but she was also a goddess of Death. She looked at the ruby red fruit in her hand. There wasn't any other way. Zeus' word was law, so she would go back to the light. But not forever.  She felt the cold but strangely comforting weight the god of the Underworld's hands on her shoulders and she plucked a few seeds from the pomegranate and made the choice to permanently tie herself to this darkness.
It has been long debated whether Persephone was chose to eat the fruit that would tie her to Hades and the Underworld or if she was tricked into eating it. There have been so many retellings of this fascinating myth that it really just comes down to what you choose to believe.
I like the idea that she knew what she was doing and chose to eat the pomegranate, but I wanted this painting to also be kind of like the myth itself... meaning that it is open to interpretation.

If you want to help support my work, streams and the content, plus get tons of perks, please consider joining my patreon fam!
Thank you so much for your support!!!

  patreon.com/chrissabug

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You can check out the REWARD INDEX for free to get a sneak peek of what is available!
   www.patreon.com/posts/54164717

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