Persephone Statue mythology while the precise modeling of

while the precise modeling of the feline features reflects the ancient Egyptian reverence for their domestic companions

Guardian of the Green World

and vegetation god in his foliate aspect of The Green Man

She oversaw the construction of various temples to Egyptian and Greek gods

Her name translated as "phantom queen" or "great queen"

Persephone Statue mythology while the precise modeling ofPersephone Statue Ancient Greek Goddess of Vegetation & the Harvest In Greek mythology, Persephone, also called Kore; "the maiden", is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She became the queen of the underworld through her abduction by Hades, the god of the underworld. The myth of her abduction represents her function as the personification of vegetation, which shoots forth in spring and withdraws into the earth after harvest; hence, she is also