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Published: 2007-11-17 20:33:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 337203; 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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i love all the colors, especially her hair and dress. i never thought of hades has a handsome young guy so props to you! lol. its really beautiful
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very Beautiful! I can see the hard work being placed in it. Cngrats on a work well done!
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HADES AND PERSEPHONE!
GREEK MYTHOLOGY!
HOLY CRAP!
This is a complete win.
I absolutely ADORE this.
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This is absolutely stunning! I love the myth of Persephone and Hades and this is just wow!
The two characters are beautiful and Cerberus is so cool
Amazing work!!
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How beautiful... that's one of my favorite stories and you brought it to life so magnificently.
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it's not often a person can tell an entire story in just one frame but you seem to have no troubles doing it...fantastic!
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Sorry, but gotta say, Hades is hot!
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Everything in this picture is AMAZING!
Simply amazing!
come check out my gallery
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Beautiful and incredible as always! I luv everything, except I wish Hades' eyes were a bit more defined...but still a luverly pic! 
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I love the story of Hades and Persephone, and I really love your interpretation of it.
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omg !! so lovely - so magic - so ... I mean one can literally feel the magic !!
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The dress and flowers are stunning, I also like the reflection in the puddle.
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I love this piece; the shading the colors, the characters, its excellent.
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Wow this is amazing, and it's of one of my favourite myths
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this picture is enchanting , you've taken your own take on a classic story, and it really showcases your style and draws the eye in - theres a connection between the two characters , and its easy to see . plus the colors are beautiful , i wish i could have the same control over them lol - i will study your step by step religiously !
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oh I just love your interpretation of Hades 
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Its a beautiful piece but it wasn't Persephone who controlled the changing of the seasons but her mother Demeter. It was her depression over the loss of Persephone that created winter. So the grass beaneath her feet and everything is a bit off in accuracy.
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I know about that, but in some versions of the myth Persephone tooks part of the duty of her mother as a goddess of spring and rebirth. I choose to scenify one of these versions, that's the reason for the grass beneath her feet. It's just my interpretation, art doesn't need to follow exactly a story 
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It's soooo lovely! Excellent work. ^_^
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Wow, that is amazing! I absolutely love it, I think the girl in particular is beautiful ^^ incredible piece of work, I wish I had your talent! A definite fave 
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oh my! this is so romantic and beautiful!!!
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awesome, i love all the greek myths, especially this one
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holy smookes that beautiful coloring~
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Outstanding! A definite for my features next Saturday!
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Amazing, Excellent and fantastic image. Goes right away into my journal favs.
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omg! this is so awesome work!
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why is it that his eyes look sleepy? or does that have something to do with the story?
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He is staring at her with love, thatβs why he has a dreamy look
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I don't know about the expression either. That isn't really as important to me as the entire piece though. Your people have great detail and colors. I think you do great with the body proportions, armour, clothing, ect.. How much time do you put into the backgrounds, compared to the main characters? Keep the great scenes coming!
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well just to interject my opinion, i think you should've had the head tilted a little bit, but otherwise for me it's a fantastic scene
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Oh my god wow. You're better than Linda Bergkvist. And that's a lot coming from me since I'm one of her biggest fans, she was the reason I started drawing. I really hope I can paint like that one day! How do have the patience to get through it?
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Well, thanks a lot, that's a great compliment *^^*.
I supposse my patience comes with my DNA
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I believe you have caputred this scene perfectly. Lovely work!
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i have always loved the story of Hades & Persephone. for many reasosns. did you know persephone translates to "She who destroies the light"
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I didn't know, but I like a lot that meaning
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