#pluto and proserpina

[davidluongart]

Elysium🪴💐

The last drawing for 2022 have a Happy New Year, y’all! 🌸🌼

For some of the close-ups of the illustration, the hanging carpet was based on Neo-Assyrian sample reliefs of Mesopotamia, where the story of “Aphrodite and Adonis” were inspired by the stories of Tammuz/Dumuzi and Ishtar/Inanna of the early times of Sumer. While the temple ruins laying in the background were inspired by those richly-decorated ones in Palmyra, Syria, & Baalbek, Lebanon- as I interpreted the place as an old former temple of Hades & Persephone themselves; now fallen into ruins and transformed into Persephone’s personal space.

The florals and the trees surrounding the figures were also associated with them, too -roses, myrtles & date palms for Aphrodite, Adonis, and the Graces; while Hades & Persephone were associated with roses, pomegranates, crocuses, lilies, asphodels, larkspurs, irises & daffodils. 🌹🌷

The colorful wool threads behind them were inspired by the fact that many civilizations in the past often use tons of trees/plants + rocks/minerals to create organic colors pigments to paint the sculptures/temples as well as to dye their clothes, too.

[illustratus]

The Abduction of Proserpine by Ulpiano Checa

[diioonysus]

roman & greek gods + art

[tractym]

hades and persephone for a friend <3

[prints avaiable here!]

[a-d-nox]

could you make a post about Proserpina(26), and it’s effect through the signs/houses?

proserpina, queen of spring and the underworld (asteroid 26)

i have not made a post about proserpina, so i won't complete a request like this without having talked about the asteroid first. proserpina and persephone are only mildly different. the likeness ends at the abduction and her mother searching for her.

trigger warning: rape

Proserpina's abduction was more turbulent than Persephone's and is seen in many pieces of media: art, sculptures, Metamorphoses, etc. Proserpina was an innocent girl picking flowers and playing in the glade with Cyane in the pool of water next to her - this was normal for the girls. On a whim one day, Pluto grabbed her and carried her away. Crying and terrified Proserpina calling for her mother - her dress tore, "her flowers fell" (which might be Ovid's metaphor for her loss of innocence/virginity). She screamed for her friends and no one came. Pluto urged each of the horses pulling his chariot by name to take them away to the Underworld. Cyane spoke up when she saw this, saying that taking Proserpina would be against the will of Ceres and that he had done this all wrong - a girl was meant to be wooed and Proserpina was in tears and terrified. She could do nothing to stop him for she was stuck in her pool of water - she was forced to watch him take Proserpina. IN MY OPINION Proserpina in your chart can represent a) ruined innocent, b) rape, c) abductions, d) innocence, and/or e) feeling trapped and helpless in a situation.

i encourage you to look into the aspects of proserpina along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of proserpina AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede proserpina!

OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS/PLANETS: PLUTO, ovidius (2800), ceres (1), and/or cyane (403).

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[paganatomy]

꒰ setting up my very first official altar ! ꒱

⌇ i have my worship box which stores my tarot deck, oracle cards, and crystals; my jewellery boxes in honour of venus; and then the pegasus figure and shell collection for neptune 💍🐚

⌇ in front of these, i have a dish for each deity i'm planning to work with, with a scarf beneath. from left to right, these are apollo (patron), venus, janus, neptune, and proserpina and pluto, who share a dish :)

⌇ i'm not able to use candles, and i don't have a lot of appropriate foods to offer because of severe restrictions, so i'm open to any other recommendations for things to add! i'm thinking of getting an apollo art piece . . .

[goetiae]

Landscape with Orpheus and Eurydice by Nicolas Poussin (1648)

Orpheus in the Underworld by Roelant Savery (1610/1615)

Orpheus playing to Pluto and Proserpine by Jan Brueghel the Elder (1594)

[sex-death-rebirth]

Pluto and Proserpina by Joseph Heintz the Younger, 17th c.

[derangedrhythms]

Ted Hughes, Tales from Ovid; from 'The Rape of Proserpina'

TEXT ID: In a black chariot, behind black horses, The King of Terrors Thundered up

[moontrinemars]

Astrology Quick-Lists: The Chthonic Gods of the Hellenic Pantheon

Recorded for myself, published for your reference. I suggest referencing both Western and Vedic, and personally prioritize aspects when analyzing asteroids. Disclaimer in bio.

The term "chthonic gods" refers to gods who rule over the passing of time and the cycle of life and death. Thus it encompasses the agrarian gods, who ruled over agriculture, harvest, and seasonal growth, as well as the gods of the underworld, who obviously preside over funerary rites, the afterlife, and the occult.

Below I've compiled lists of relevant asteroids and objects. Check out this post if you'd like help figuring out which are prominent in your natal or synastry chart.

Objects for the King of the Underworld

The domain of Pluto includes funeral rites, necromancy and ghosts, curses and the Erinyes, dreams, mining and metals, and the Earth's fertility.

Pluto [134340] - Latin name

Orcus [90482] - Latin name

Disa [1319] - Latin name

Hades [h41] - Greek name

Haidea [368] - Green name

Hadano [39799] - Greek name derivation

Aida [861] - Etruscan Name

Polyxenos [22227] - epithet, meaning "Host to Many"

Summanus [11885] - epithet, referring to the ruler of the nocturnal heavens

134340,90482,1319,h41,368,39799,861,22227,11885

Objects for the Queen of the Underworld

The domain of Proserpine includes passage to Elysium, necromancy and ghosts, divine rectitude, the Arae and the Erinyes, and spring growth and grain.

Persephone [399] - Greek name

Proserpina [26] - Latin name

Proserpina [h57] - Latin name

Cora [504] - epithet, meaning "maiden"

Praxedis [547] - epithet, meaning "exacter of justice"

Agni [398188] - epithet, meaning "holy; pure"

Protogenia [147] - epithet, meaning "first-born", referring to her role as the first-born daughter of Ceres

399,26,h57,504,547,398188,147

Objects for the Underworld Itself

Hades [h41] - Greek name

Haidea [368] - Greek name

Aida [861] - Greek name

Leuceus [11351] - Greek name derivation, specifically in reference to the Elysium Fields

h41,368,861,11351

Objects for the Goddess of the Field

The domain of Ceres includes agriculture and the harvest, the seasons, law and order, the Eleusinian mysteries, and aspects of the afterlife.

Ceres [1] - Latin name

Demeter [1108] - Greek name

Chloe [408] - epithet, meaning "green; first shoots"

Panacea [2878] - epithet, meaning "of all the Greeks"

Erin [2167] - epithet derivation, meaning "fury; wrath"

Melena [25085] - epithet, meaning "the black"

Lucia [222] - epithet, meaning "bathing; purifying"

1,1108,408,2878,2167,25085,222

Objects for the Seasons Themselves

Winters [15111]

Autumn [5461]

Summerfield [7344]

15111,5461,7344

Objects for the King and Queen's Retinues

Mercury - Latin name, the messenger god who often was cast as the guide of the dead

Hermes [69230] - Greek name for Mercury

Hekate [100] - Greek name, the goddess of witchcraft and ghosts among other forms of magic, the guide who aided in Demeter's search for Persephone, and the minister to Persephone and her companion in Hades

Furia [194982] - Latin name for the Furies, a group of female goddesses of vengeance and retribution

Erin [2167] - Greek name for the Furies, derivation

Tisiphone [466] - Greek name, one of the three Furies, the fury of "murder retribution"

Alekto [465] - Greek name, one of the three Furies, the "unceasing" fury

Megaira [464] - Greek name, one of the three Furies, the "grudging" fury

Ara [849] - Latin name for the Curses, a group of female daemones similar to or otherwise the same as the Furies

Arai [5070] - Greek name for the Curses

Minos [6239] - Greek name, one of three judges of the dead who was awarded his status for establishing law as king of Crete

Rhadamanthus [38083] - Greek name, one of three judges of the dead and the king of the Elysian Fields who was awarded his status for his just work as a lawmaker in life

Cerberus [1865] - Greek name, guard dog of the dead

Deira [1244] - Greek name, a nymph of the underworld and a favorite companion of Persephone, often connected to the Eleusinian Mysteries

69230,100,194982,2167,466,465,464,849,5070, 6239,38083,1865,1244

Objects for the Goddess of the Field's Retinue

Eunomia [15] - Greek name, one of the Horae (Seasons)

Dike [99] - Greek name, one of the Horae (Seasons)

Irene [14] - Greek name, one of the Horae (Seasons)

Gaea [1184] - Greek name, the primordial titaness of the Earth

Pluto [134340] - Greek name derivation, minor god of wealth and harvest

Carpi [66207] - Greek name, minor gods of the fruits

Iasus [353189] - Greek name, consort of Demeter

15,99,14,1184,134340,66207,353189

Objects for Others who Dwell in the Underworld

Saturn - Latin name, the king of the Titans and god of time, formerly imprisoned in the Underworld after his defeat at the hands of the Olympians, later freed and made king of the Elysian Islands, famous for devouring his children for fear of being overthrown

Kronos [h43] - Greek name for Saturn

Nyx [3908] - Greek name for the primordial goddess of night

Moira [638] - 1) Greek name, derivation, for the Fates; 2) Greek name, a term for death

Klotho [97] - Greek name, one of the three Fates, the Spinner who spun the thread of life

Lachesis [120] - Greek name, one of the three Fates, the Apportioner of Lots who measured the thread of life

Atropos [273] - Greek name, one of the three Fates, the Cutter of the thread of life, referred to as "she who cannot be turned"

Morpheus [4197] - Latin and Greek name, leader of the spirits of dreams and messenger of the gods favored to visit kings

Hypnos [14827] - Greek name, the god of sleep

Mors-Somnus [341520] - Latin name, the god of gentle death

Amphiaraos [10247] - Greek name, a hero transformed into a subterranean oracular daemon

Lameia [248] - 1) Greek name, an underworld-dwelling monster disguised as a beautiful woman whose original real form had a serpent tail in place of legs; 2) Greek name, a type of ghost that acted as companions to Hekate

Lampos [55678] - Greek name derivation, for the Lampades, the torch-bearing nymphs of the underworld and companions to Hekate during night-time revelry, and the divine counterparts to mortal partakers in the Eleusinian Mysteries

Sisyphus [1866] - Greek name, a mortal tasked to eternally push a boulder uphill as recompense for the crime of capturing death in a sack in an attempt for immortality

Tantalus [2102] - Greek name, a king condemned to unending hunger and thirst for fruit and water just out of reach as recompense for tricking guests into cannibalism

Eurydike [75] - Greek name, read about her and Orpheus here

Orpheus [3361] - Greek name

h43,3908,638,97,120,273,4197,14827 341520,10247,248,55678,1866,2102,2102,75,3361

*This list is NOT exhaustive. There are simply too many stories which evoke the underworld, the seasons, or any of the gods who rule over either for me to put on one list. In fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find a myth that doesn't eventually get tied back to one or the other. These are the most essential players whose key significance is tied to the chthonic cycles and themes.

Thanks for reading and I hope you found it helpful. I hope to do more quick lists like this, if others are interested, so feel free to let me know which pantheons and domains would most help.

[illustratus]

The Rape of Proserpina by Francesco Podesti

[alephskoteinos]

All the depths Of earth I traverse: - where her caverns lie Darkest and nethermost I pass, and here Uprising look once more upon the Stars, And in my course I saw her! Yea, these eyes, As past the Stygian realm my waters rolled, Proserpina beheld! Still sad she seemed, And still her cheek some trace of terror wore, But all a Queen, and, in that dismal world, Greatest in place and majesty, - the wife Of that tremendous God who rules in Hell.

Ovid, Metamorphoses

[pixelsandothernonsense]

Hades x Persephone WIP 🌾

[davidluongart]

A little belated birthday gift for @coloricioso commemorating our gods together; the laughter-loving Aphrodite and her big-hearted Ares; and Coni’s ever-lovely Hades, and his sweet flower wife Persephone. I’m so sorry for not posting anything for a long time but ¡Feliz cumpleaños, Constanza! 💐✨🌅

Swipe more for some closeup of the illustrations and modern fashion style looks. As the illustration itself was hugely inspired from “The Four Seasons” by the Greek painter, Yannis Tsarouchis . 🌸💘

[happypeachsludgeflower]

I vote we name the 10th planet (viva la fuck you Pluto!) Persephone or Proserpina. The queen of the underworld needs to reign supreme.