odiko-ptino: theia-mania-comics: Queen of the Dead 021 omgggg this is why I love your version of Per
odiko-ptino:theia-mania-comics:Queen of the Dead 021omgggg this is why I love your version of Persephone’s story so, so much, because it’s JUST as much Demeter’s story (and Hades too but really the emphasis on Demeter as her own person is so vitally important to me)as a mom watching the HxP fandom blow up on Tumblr, this is so meaningful to me. It is so rare to see someone show Demeter slowly losing her daughter - not just the quick and shocking way she lost her daughter when Hades ran off with her, but this - the realization that the sweet baby girl who loved her mom more than anyone else in the world, is growing up now. Even at this moment, a few feet away, Persephone is thinking about Hades, who is definitely in the running now for Most Important Person in Persephone’s life. And to Demeter, it must only feel like yesterday when Persephone said “I’d rather just be with you, Mommy.” And it’s slipping away fast now.That was the first take on the Persephone story I ever read actually - from “Spinning Straw into Gold” by Joan Gould, who talked about how hard it was to realize her grown daughter might still love her - but no longer needed her, and how rocky that transition was on the heart (recommend the hell out of that analysis btw). I have to believe it’s especially aching for the only daughter of a single mother with such a hard past herself (coincidentally, exactly my own situation). It looks like your Hades is going to be substantially less awful in taking Persephone away (thank goodness <3) but… it’s still going to happen. It’s inevitable: girls grow up and leave their moms and it’s hard letting go. anyway, sorry to add so much text to this but I really love your portrayal of their relationship, and particularly at this time in my life when I’m currently in the time Demeter’s fondly remembering, it means a lot to me that you *get it,* why Demeter’s possibly clinging onto Persephone too tightly for non-abusive reasons, not even overly protective reasons: she just loves her daughter and misses her.Thank you so much! I’m so happy you like my version of the Persephone myth and the relationship between Demeter and her daughter. I really wanted to make this story just as much about Demeter since, after all, she was the protagonist of the ancient myth. And even though I do understand that this is one of the reasons why people like to focus on Persephone, to tell her side of the story, I think it’s a shame that many retellings hardly care about Demeter at all. Even when she’s not villainized we seldom get to delve deeper into her mind.I’m also happy I managed to convey Demeter’s feelings, considering that I’m not a parent myself and grew up in a quite different environment than Persephone (the oldest of eleven children with a mother and stepfather who did the best they could, but was unable to give any of us the attention and support we needed).Again, thank you so much for your comment. <3 <3 <3 -- source link
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