Persephone and the Pomegranate: A Myth from Greece
Waldherr, illustrator of Amy Ehrlich's Rapunzel and Robert San Souci's The Firebird , here transplants a Greek myth to a dreamy, Botticelli-like setting. Evoking a time "when gods and goddesses still lived among humans," her romantic prose describes Persephone's abduction by Pluto, "lord of the underworld," and the heroic attempts of Persephone's mother, the harvest goddess Demeter, to rescue her. Lush oil paintings, some full-page, others in miniature, conjure up tranquil, moonlit landscapes; an ethereal netherworld; blossoming forests. Persephone and Demeter, both gauzily gowned and given flowing, pre-Raphaelite tresses, and an ardent, black-haired Pluto stand out against a supporting cast of courtly specters. Haunting. Ages 4-8.Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.