In the midst of the harshness of winter, many can’t help but remember the original myth of Persephone and Hades. However, many romantic retellings villainize or dismiss Demeter’s grief as a mother.

Persephone had eaten some seeds from a pomegranate. So Hades demanded that she stay with him forever. Zeus decided that because Persephone had only eaten a tiny amount she could return to Earth ...

However, before Persephone can return, Hades tricks Persephone into eating four (sometimes six in other versions of the myth) pomegranate seeds, thus binding Persephone to the Underworld for four ...

Part 3 Hermes arrives in the underworld where Hades offers Persephone a pomegranate to eat. Persephone is aware she must eat no food and intends only to drink the juice…but she swallows some of ...

The pomegranate, a fruit with a rich history, has cultural and symbolic significance across various cultures. Originating in the ancient Middle East, the cultivation of pomegranate spread to ...

At Leeds Art Gallery, the artist obliquely references his own diasporic family history whilst resisting the exploitation of identity ...

As I write these lines, I feel the warm promise of spring in my heart. However, I don’t think that way because of a date on ...