Persephone

Persephone, daughter of the Goddess of Earth, is innocently picking flowers with her friends when she is suddenly whisked away by Hades, the king of the Underworld.

As her mother Demeter searches for her, winter is brought to the land, and is destined to stay the moment Persephone tastes the seeds of a pomegranate...

Persephone is probably the most well-known of all Greek myths, but how has it been treated by Company of Storytellers' founder Sally Pomme Clayton and artist Virginia Lee? Click here to find out what we thought!

You can also bring a touch of Ancient Greece to your classroom this term with our Hercules programme.

2009-06-07