(Black candle for Queen Persephone. Black Pomegranate candle for Queen Hera. ⬇️)
Hi! I just wanted to show some of my shrines I’ve dedicated to my deities! (Hestia has her own shelf, but I need to clean it [and I also wanna remake it] so I won’t show it yet :])
My first concepts for Persephone! The Goddess and Queen herself~
Please excuse my writing, i have adhd and im just writing what pops into my head cause im running a blank
Lets talk about this;
So im a pale white chick and idk i guess i always lean towards pale white chicks (?) but im trying real hard to mix up my norm with new things, but my brain keeps loving the 3rd colour option qnq
I also have stretch marks under my boobs, idk if thats normal but thats where mine are so thats where i put some for her.
My Perse is half mortal so i was trying to keep that in mind but also make her look half godly which, turns out, is a lot harder than i thought.
I know i want her to have sun-kissed skin with many freckles, that just makes sense to me as the Goddess of spring, but i wanted her to be in a more peach/pink hue, thus the more 'red' skin
I also plan for her to get a bit more pale and skinner while in the underworld since there isn't any sun and she cant eat the food there, she dose eat, nyx bring her food from up top but thats only like one meal a day.
I wanted her to have curly thick hair.
At one point was making her look very deer like (check under cut for more info) thus the birch 'antlers' on the 3rd.
She'd normally have long hair but she cuts it when she runs away which is why theres a bunch of different hair styles. The outfit is inspired/taken from Blood of Zeus but drawn horribly cause idk how the fabric would flow.
Im thinking ill need to draw her parents before i get her final done but i have 0 ideas for demeter...
Just a bunch of sketches and more random nots under cut
So this is acutely the first time ive drawn such a curvy body and stretch marks so i wanted to play around it before sitting down and drawing it, i was having such a lot of trouble with it but after getting some good refs i think i was able to get what i was looking for.
I was also trying to figure out what kind of art style i wanted to go for this. I figured that since this is going to be a comic ill go for my easier more cartoon style
This is what i mean by deer look. The idea was that her God Form was very deer inspired since i associate deer with spring but deer a main symbol for Artemis and im not sure if shes going to be included in the story and if i need to bring the deer motif back for perse,,
I mostly like to focuse on character design and concept since its where id like my day-time job to be so im really trying here but id love some feed back and ideas if you guys have any!
Persephone- Queen of the Underworld, Goddess of Spring
Persephone is an Ancient Greek Goddess with a complex duality that positions her both as Maiden of Spring and the Queen of the Underworld. She is paired with Hades, the Ruler of the Underworld.
Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She emerges from the Underworld at Springtime and leaves the Earth when it is Autumn.
Some symbols that represent Persephone are Pomegranates, torch, springtime flowers, grains, bones, bats and an iron crown.
Persephone loves to be worshipped and have an altar dedicated to her. Somethings you can put out for offerings would be flower crowns, Autumn leaves, bat shaped items, jewelry, fruit cakes, honey, red or white candles, or have a garden dedicated to her.
Persephone teaches that power comes from within even if outside forces try to reach you.
I wanted to show Persephone's process so far after the release of Epic's Underworld Saga. For those who voted "Persephone is Taller than Demeter," we're giving Persephone the Morticia Addams treatment. Trying to figure out her outfit. If I don't get her out tomorrow, have a sneak peek!
discord server for persephone devotees / worshippers
hello :D calling all persephone worshippers. whether you're hellenic polytheist, pagan, just working with her, etc. you're welcome. please be respectful of others and don't bring negativity into the server
i wanted to make an active community where we could talk about her and discuss our experiences.
heeyy i have some questions for the Hades, Persephone and Apollo devotees out there. actually, my question goes to anyone who i suppose has an answer.
i have a few questions about offerings: personally i feel anxious putting out obvious offerings (cause im closeted and my family constantly just gets in my room, always asking what is this and that and the other and i can nit for thw live of me say something rhat isnt the truth lol) and i can not afford much when it comes to offerings. sometimes i do, sometimes i dont.
how frequently do you give offerings?
if i give a food offering would it be ok if i at least fed the stray cats in my yard with it?
would me eating or drinking something in honor of them be considered an offering?
do you have any ideas of non physical offerings?
thank you for your time, have a good day!!
(if i dont answer your comment it is because this is a side blog)
Today I set up altars for the 2 goddesses that I currently honor; Lady Hecate, and Lady Persephone. Though it was difficult to get a decent picture of either
I don't have a statue for Persephone yet, but they were both still very pleased. I just used what I already own, and plan on adding to them in the future. The boxes on each altar carry permanent offerings to each goddess, but the contents of those are private.