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Published: 2007-11-17 20:33:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 337183; Favourites: 14258; Downloads: 6050
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"Beyond the Fields of Asphodel,where the souls wander in sorrow,
beyond the Acheron waters,
there I will wait for your return.
I walk away around shadows,
listening moans of pain and despair,
but the voices of thousand ghouls
will not ease your memory in my head.
And now that leaves fall around Earth,
a golden carpet will lead you to me.
And with the cold wind of the winter,
six pomegranate seeds do their duty.
Here, deep in the Underworld
you will find our ebony throne,
and your voice of promises and whishes
will bring life to the eternal dreamers."
My own version of Hades & Persephone. In the picture I portrayed they both, with Cerberus. At the left we can see Charon in his boat and the river Acheron, and in the other side the river Phlegethon, made of fire.
There's a step by step of this one here: [link]
Done in Photoshop.
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Artwork and text (c) Cris Ortega
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Comments: 1023
Wow!! thats gorgeous!!! I love it, u are seriously talented!!
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It's so beautiful! It's artists like you and paintings like this that seriously inspire me to try and be a great artist!
I'll just have to find some patience from somewhere. . .>.<
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Wow, amazing detail and lighting...
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oh wow o_o
I'm amazing how realistic and how much detailed work went into this image. Although I'm sure the hours were long, it was most definitely worth it. I like the fact that the viewer's focus goes right to Persephone's face, since its probably the only thing out of place in hades. I say wonderful job with that. The image is well balanced, not to mention very appealing to look at ^_^
this is a beautiful image.
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I love the way you portrayed them together. The lighting is perfect and the wolves look real. You did an amazing job!
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There's just so many things I love about it.
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This is very different from what I see when I think of Hades and Persephone, but I think I like this better. This is very well done. ^_^
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This is a very, very different take from what we usually expect from Hades and Persephone. Unique, and extremely well done.
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Excellent. Way too many things to list that I like. It's all excellent.
A definite
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I love your Persephone. She's absolutely beautiful, I love her face and her hair. Wonderful picture ^-^
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This is such a wonderful image. I love the look on his face. I rarely find any images that portray the tenderness between them, thank you for sharing this with us.
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I love the detail and the background. And the ferryman and Cerebrus.
~Ra'akone
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Oooo, I like! Greek mythology was a favorite of mine in school, and the story of these two always sort of captured my attention.
I love how you portrayed Hades; such a handsome looking young man. Persephone is exactly how I would have imagined her, but I love the little detail of new grasses growing beneath her feet ^^
lol, that's the first time I've ever seen Cerberus as actual dog size versus mammoth beast.
Great job! Total 
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This is just awesome...I mostly love how you depicted Hades though, he's not often thought to be so pretty
The background and Persephone are also very well done ^^
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This is amazing. The detail you put into this. And I love the way you portrayed them.
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W.O.W...!!!!!!
jeez.... drawings like this only make me want to be the best artist that i can be!!!
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Wow! This is absolutely beautiful! The story of Hades and Persephone has always been a favorite of mine. The detail in this is ... wow! There is so much I could say about how much I love this. But I'll keep it short and sweet and take my leave.
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I love it, she looks kind of alert and the man beside her looks as though he knows the place well and is calmed.
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aw man, you made Hades sexy!! darn you!! this looks so amazing...*awed* and i love all the detail shots, especially Persephone, she's gorgeous!
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That is a very handsome Hades
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This is absolutely gorgeous, I knew right away that they were Hades and Persephone. This was always my favorite myth, and the picture is just stunning. I love Persephone's face.
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Aww, this is very good! I'm a sucker for historical accuracy, though, and that's not how the Greeks would have dressed, but it's still really good.
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I can't possibly describe how stunning this is. I could stare at it all day and still find new things each time I looked it over; it's so beautifully detailed. I adore your interpretation of Hades and Persephone as well!
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Oh, I like this. I'm not much for Greek myths, but I did like the one about Persephone and Hades...
It's beautiful. Yeah, I love how Hades is looking at Persephone with love (but also possessiveness).
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all I can say is...wow. I love the detailing in this picture, Hades' outfit is wonderfully done, as is Persephone's. The boat keeper in the background was a nice touch. *faves*
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Nice painting, Persephone and Hades look very beautiful. 
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Absolutely wonderful. Her pose is quite becoming, congratz. I have much dificulty with drawing the fronts of people, care to give a few pointers sometime once I have my work up?
And wonderful piece.
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I must admit, my favorite thing about this work is the fact that Persephone doesn't look bothered by being the wife of Hades. As it should be... she feared him at first, but she grew to love him. I also adore how you did Cerberus with different expressions.
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so awesome
really great
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Really great work Β°_Β° It's just... breathtaking and amazing!
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Your shot at Pers. and Hades is rather excelled. Most people try to portray the fact that Pers either hates Hades, or Love him to the ends of the earth.
Meanwhile, what I see is that you just posed them as if they were just in a family photo. Mutual feelings.
About the art itself. If I look past it all, I mean the depth of the feeling, and become another giddy girl....
The art in itself is complex, and gives that slight foreboding feel. The three headed wolf and the grass compares to what and how they are different from eachother.
Not to mention the above all detail in the picture. <33 Total favorited.
PS: I enjoy the lighting around Pers. You gave her a dark surrounding, but continued with her Heavenly aura.
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Very beautiful and detailed! I concentrated on the pic before I read your comment and the poem. Which I find very fitting, yours?
Persephone is very beautiful. That you have grass growing underneath her feet and flowers in her hair is a nice touch with her being the daughter of the goddess of harvest. Also her dress is amazing!
Hades is gorgeous 
Cerberus looks more wolflike than dog but thatΒ΄s fine. He looks awesome.
I find it funny that one head looks like "One step closer and IΒ΄m gona eat you" while the other two seem totally relaxed. Reminds me a bit of Runespores, a three headed serpent. Its left head is the planner. The middle head is the dreamer and the right head is the critic and there for more aggressive.
Charon is all business isnΒ΄t he lol 
Amazing picture!
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Beautiful. Persephone certainly has a certain glow of life to her. I love the faces though. He looks like he does actually care, and she looks like she's toughing it out from her face. A very "Two more months and I can go" expression.
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hey there!i m new in deviant,i have no idea of how to create a job like this,i mean digitally!anyway i really liked it and i also like the poem above!adios
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Oooohhhh, I LOVE that story! You did a very good job at making Hades attractive, not many people do that.
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Amazing... beautiful detail and colour
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thats really amazing. The guy does have an odd expression with the eyes half closed
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B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!!! That's what i have to say...
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that guy is looking like hes gonna fall asleep...
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Yay >w< -guessed correctly-
Thye look absolutely beautiful DX
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*stunned* Wow!! This is amazing! I've never seen anything like it before... Definitely 
Great job!!
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