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Rape of Persephone

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Classical mythology

Mythology
  
Greek Mythology

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Spirit

Country
  
Greece

Rape of Persephone

The Rape of Persephone is a classical mythological subject in Western art, depicting the abduction of Persephone by Hades.

Examples include:

  • The Rape of Persephone in the vault of the Piccolomini Library, Duomo, Siena, by Pinturicchio
  • The Rape of Proserpina by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

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    Rape of Persephone Wikipedia
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