#reasons why writing myth characters can be maddening lol
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persephone's relationship with demeter is so fascinating. her existence is just an extension of demeter, at first, and their bond is a never ending cycle of life. demeter birthed kore and the personification of spring came forth, but her absence leads to cold and drought to not just her mother's heart but to the whole world : it is a deep connection between the child x the creator and so much more ( ... ) i'll write kore as a defiant force against her mother but doing so in a respectful, wishful, and even adoring way ; questioning her place as only a secondary piece to an olympian instead of her own diety that deserves praise and fear as any other. a being refusing to go against what the fates have written, but wondering if she's meant to be just maiden of spring ( sometime i'll write how that defiance applies to hades as well and how far were her choices considered but i believe it is much more complex considering how the hades and persephone thing is seen, usually, and how many myths and tellings are of that story. i like the homer route and the goose tale, too, that little know of. anyway ). wondering if demeter is correct in keeping her just that, her daughter, and little else. the sensation of being held back. and later on, above all, fighting for power against demeter, as i believe gods of any size are in a constant battle for glory and power despite love and adoration for each other. i believe wholeheartedly that the mother x daughter relantionship is a fascinating aspect of our lives and usually the most definining one be it healthy of not. the same applies here. she's much more devoting to her duties to demeter once she has her own steady foot equal to hera and amphitrite's, loving her as spring does the earth and all its living creatures, but demanding equal respect and consideration despite demeter being her creator.
#and thus i invoke ╲ proserpine › about.#there is a moment in life that we look at our mother and we realize they were once a girl too#persephone does that but instead of it she realizes the power her mother has#but defies it when it is to be applied on her#she wants equal footing and can be cruel to demeter in attempting so#only when she reaches what she believes is just that she may question it and continues to love her mother as she did as kore#above all she's dutiful#but it is put into question how much agency she had in any of it#which is interesting to think about and it depends on the myth#reasons why writing myth characters can be maddening lol#i need affiliates demeter and hates for this asap fr#who wants to step up LOL
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