Download or read book Persephone s Replacement written by Arizona Tape and published by Vampari Press. This book was released on with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter the world of the Greek Gods in this sapphic paranormal romance series based on Greek mythology. Penelope is Entering the Underworld to become the next Persephone was all part of Penelope's plan, but even she wasn't prepared for what she'd find there. Enter the world of the Greek Gods in this sapphic paranormal romance series based on Greek mythology. Persephone's Replacement is a prequel to Trouble In Hades, a sapphic retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth. Between the overcrowded docks, a sad Cerberus, and an ineffective Hades, she soon realises she may have bitten off more than she can chew. But Penelope is determined to make a difference in the Underworld, and the only way to do that is to go through with the inauguration ceremony and take her place as a Queen of the Underworld. - Persephone's Replacement is the prequel to Trouble In Hades, a fantasy retelling of the Greek myth of Hades and Persephone with an f/f romantic sub-plot.
Download or read book Myth O Mania Phone Home Persephone written by Kate McMullan and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this modern version of the Greek myth, Persephone asks Hades for a ride to escape her overprotective mother, sneaks into the Underworld, and refuses to leave.
Download or read book Persephone s Orchard written by Molly Ringle and published by Central Avenue Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-28 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greek gods never actually existed. Did they? Sophie Darrow finds she was wrong about that assumption when she's pulled into the spirit realm, complete with an Underworld, on her first day at college. Adrian, the mysterious young man who brought her there, simply wants her to taste a pomegranate. Soon, though she returns to her regular life, her mind begins exploding with dreams and memories of ancient times; of a love between two Greeks named Persephone and Hades. But lethal danger has always surrounded the immortals, and now that she's tainted with the Underworld's magic, that danger is drawing closer to Sophie. Molly Ringle's growing list of other successful titles include: The Chrysomelia Stories 1. Persephone's Orchard 2. Underworld's Daughter 3. Immortal's Spring The Goblins of Bellwater All the Better Part of Me Lava Red Feather Blue Sage and King
Download or read book The Frogs written by Aristophanes and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Ko-ax, ko-ax, ko-ax! Now listen, you musical twerps, I don't give a damn for your burps!' A biting comedy from the great Ancient Greek playwright. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.
Download or read book Persephone s Quest written by Robert Gordon Wasson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating book discusses the role played by psychoactive mushrooms in the religious rituals of ancient Greece, Eurasia, and Mesoamerica. R. Gordon Wasson, an internationally known ethnomycologist who was one of the first to investigate how these mushrooms were venerated and employed by different native peoples, here joins with three other scholars to discuss the evidence for his discoveries about these fungi, which he has called entheogens, or "god generated within."
Download or read book Persephone Station written by Stina Leicht and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On the backwater planet of Brynner, at Persephone Station, a community of android refugees, all female, are hiding since they were able to awaken their AI and escape servitude. But the Serrao-Orlov Corporation is nothing if not tenacious, especially about it's proprietary AI's, and it wants their property back. However, Persephone is run by Rosie, and they are in charge of an organized group of beneficent criminals and assassins, along with a bunch of worn mercenaries who have a thing for doing the honorable thing, despite the odds. And in a fight with the Serrao-Orlov Corporation, the odds are not going to be good, but it would be a glorious fight. Award-nominated author Stina Leicht has created a visciously feminist take on The Magnificent Seven by the way of Blade Runner and Westworld"--
Download or read book Seeking Persephone written by Sarah M. Eden and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lodged deep in a thick forest infested with wild dogs, the Duke of Kielder's castle is as cold and forbidding as the Duke himself, a man with terrible scars on his body and his soul. But the Duke's steely determination to protect his heart at all costs is challenged by his growing attachment to his lovely and gentle bride--Persephone Lancaster.
Download or read book Persephone s Choice written by Yihan Sim and published by Marshall Cavendish Editions. This book was released on 2022-04 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if the gods were condemned to immortality due to the continued storytelling by mortals? What if Hades met Persephone in contemporary Singapore? Would their story still arrive at its age-old conclusion? As far as she knows, Sophie is an ordinary florist living an ordinary mortal life in Singapore while caring for an aged mother suffering from dementia. One day, a peculiar man with the same name as the ancient Greek god of the Underworld crashes into her life and falls heavier and heavier in her debt. Sophie tries to help him recover from amnesia and get back on his feet, while in the meantime, arranging for him to work for room and board at her flower shop. As time goes by, she grows accustomed to his company. She becomes unsure if she actually wants him to quickly pay off his debt and step out of her life just as abruptly as he had arrived... Absurd, comedic, and tender at the same time, this whimsical variation of the classic Greek myth will not fail to amuse and delight.
Download or read book Greek Gods Goddesses written by Britannica Educational Publishing and published by Britannica Educational Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Giving Western literature and art many of its most enduring themes and archetypes, Greek mythology and the gods and goddesses at its core are a fundamental part of the popular imagination. At the heart of Greek mythology are exciting stories of drama, action, and adventure featuring gods and goddesses, who, while physically superior to humans, share many of their weaknesses. Readers will be introduced to the many figures once believed to populate Mount Olympus as well as related concepts and facts about the Greek mythological tradition.
Download or read book Persephone Hades Torment written by Allison Shaw and published by Seven Seas Entertainment. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the ancient legend, the Lord of the Dead kidnapped the innocent daughter of Demeter--or did he? The truth is, Persephone is no damsel in distress, but a spirited young lady with an overbearing mother. A failed scheme by Apollo leads Persephone to a chance encounter with the mysterious and handsome Hades, who is struck by love's arrow. Now Hades must wrestle with his aching heart before he loses total control of his feelings, but desire is raging inside Persepone herself.
Download or read book Persephone and the Pomegranate written by Kris Waldherr and published by Dial Books. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demeter refuses to allow spring to appear until she has been reunited with her daughter Persephone, who has been abducted to the Underworld by Pluto.
Download or read book Death Drop written by Melanie Jackson and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On his way to baseball practice, Zeke lines up for Vancouver's newest thrill ride: Death Drop, an elevator that falls faster than gravity. The theme of the ride is based on the story of Persephone, who tumbled into the underworld. Zeke tumbles into a frightening situation himself after he discovers a little girl who is lost. He takes her to the Death Drop manager's office. But later, when he tries to find out what happened with her, the ride's staff say they never saw her! To find the missing girl, Zeke must navigate a devilish plot that includes Dante Gabriel Rossetti's famous painting Proserpine, a fiery drop into flames, and an angry coach. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Download or read book Blue Lily Lily Blue written by Maggie Stiefvater and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2014-10-03 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third book in the mesmerizing RAVEN CYCLE quartet from bestselling author, Maggie Stiefvater. Fans of the SHIVER trilogy will love this new quartet!
Download or read book Persephone s Garden written by Glynnis Fawkes and published by . This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A children's song inspires a love of Greek mythology in a young girl. A young woman finds a career in archeology and illustration. A young mother sees her daughter become a woman, as her own mother's memories are lost. Persephone's Garden is a deeply personal story and an inventive study of girlhood, womanhood and motherhood, through memory, history and mythology.
Download or read book Hekate written by Sorita D'Este and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of devotional essays on working with Hekate.
Download or read book Someone at a Distance written by Dorothy Whipple and published by Persephone Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J. B. Priestly describes Dorothy Whipple as a "Jane Austen of the Twentieth Century."
Download or read book Modernist Mysteries Persephone written by Tamara Levitz and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-27 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, Levitz demonstrates how a group of collaboratoring artists - Igor Stravinsky, Ida Rubenstein, Jacques Copeau, André Gide and others - used the myth of Perséphone to perform and articulate their most deeply held beliefs about four topics significant to modernism: religion, sexuality, death, and historical memory in art.
