Kore and Persephone, the two faces of the same goddess

This new painting is about duality, Kore (the maiden), the young innocent goddess of spring, the bright side and Persephone, the mature queen of the underworld, the dark side, the two faces of the same goddess, daughter of Demeter.

Kore or Persephone, the two faces of the same goddess, new ball point pen drawing

Dedication of Nikandre or my view of an ancient kore

The dedication of Nikandre kore statue has inspired me to make this pencil drawing. The statue was a represantation of the goddess Artemis

The legend of Virgo

Virgo, oil on canvas painting

Kore (the maiden), the daughter of Demeter has been taken to the underworld by Hades to become his wife Persephone. The ancient Greeks associated the constellation Virgo with her

Demeter and Kore

This is my acrylics on glass painting of the Demeters, Demeter and Kore or Persephone, mother and daughter, the goddesses of the agriculture in the Greek mythology

The legend of Kore

In the Greek mythology Kore (the young maiden) was the juvenile aspect of Persephone, the bright side of the goddess, a goddess of spring. Kore was the parthenogenetic daughter of Demeter.
One day Kore was abducted by Hades to become his wife Persephone (destroyer of light), the queen of the underworld.
These are my drawings of the the innocent Kore and the hand of Hades rising from the ground to take her to the underworld

The Demeters

In the greek mythology Demeter and her parthenogenetic daughter Kore(Persephone) were the two goddesses of the agriculture sometimes called the Demeters. This is my pencil drawing of this agrar deites

Thw innocent Kore

Two new pencil drawings of Kore, the goddess of spring, daughter of Demeter