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In the beginning ... I recommend:
About book four in the Oz series, I wrote:
But, also the story of the first book is a descent, and the story of the second is a story of return. Downing, C. (2001). Long Journey Home: Revisioning the Myth of Demeter and Persephone for our Time. Shambhala Pierce, M. & Tzanetou, A. (2007). Finding Persephone: Women's Rituals in the Ancient Mediterranean. Indiana University Press. duBois, P. (1988). Sowing the body: Psychoanalysis and ancient representations of women. Chicago: University of Chicago. Meullner, L. (1996). The Anger of Achilles: Menis in Greek Epic. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. Connelly, J. B. (). Portrait of a Priestess: Women and Ritual in Ancient Greece. Maybe: Greer, M. K. (). Women of the Golden Dawn: Rebels and Priestesses. Edmunds, L. (). Approaches to Greek Myth. John Hopkins. Foley, H. P. (). Homeric Hymn to Demeter: Translation, Commentary and Interpretive Essays. Princeton University Press |
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Eleusis Persephone and the story around her was the Eleusinian mysteries, so more information about that would be great. (Where possible, obviously.) The doubling of Persephone as Kore/Persephone and the relationship between Plouton and Dionysios, can be explored, etc ... The abstinence of Demeter contrasts the part that Dionysios plays in this story. Sacred Marriage Lots of interesting point about the Persephone story, including the divine wrath (menis) of Demeter, that Demeter's refusal to eat sweets or drink wine relate to a sympathetic attempt to help Persephone avoid pregnacy and refusing the gift of Dionysios, the pomegranate seed as impregnation of Persephone with the child Dionysios, similarity between Demeter and Idunna, that for Zeus "the most disturbing aspect of the menis is her [Demeter's] removal to a temple and her refusal to mingle with the gods" because that's a breakdown in the community of the gods (the cosmic order) (Muellner, 1996, p23-25). Cosmic Order The cosmic order is disrupted/regained through this story. Elements The main players in this Mystery include the Empedoclean elements. Costume Now, I have a really legitimate reason to have done all the research on the Chlamys. So, I will be collecting costume links and instructions here for the various, very easy to construct, costumes that I know of. One should do a google search on "himation" or "chlamys" or go to this page How to wear the Greek chlamys ... and for the female option check out "chiton" and "peplos" or this page How to Convert a Sheet into a Classical Greek Chiton and this Greek Dress.
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