Demeter & Persephone: Spring Held Hostage [A Greek Myth] (Graphic Myths and Legends)

Great graphic retelling. Clear imagery, suitable for kids. No gore. Hits the significant points of the tale . Empathy, problem solving.

Honestly, this is one of the best Hades & Persephone retellings I've ever read. Do I still believe Hades could've handled things better? Yeah. Kind of.

Although I haven't used it in the classroom, I suspect that its romance should be quite compelling to preadolescents and adolescents. Hades, who appears in this text friendlier than in other Graphic Legends (see Hercules or Perseus, for example), courts Persephone until he persuades her that he could be a good husband for her. As most of this collection, this is an excellent adaptation of this myth and could be used to teach reading strategies and language.

High-quality, nice artwork, easy to read

Demeter and Persephone: Spring Held Hostage begins by giving background information on who Demeter is, which is the daughter of Persephone and Zeus. (Yes, Zeus has a lot of kids by a lot of different women and goddesses.) We then get information on Zeus and his two brothers - Poseidon and Hades. Zeus chose to rule the sky. Poseidon was granted the water. Hades was granted the underworld. We see all the gods and goddesses happy, but Hades is further isolating himself in loneliness. Hades tells Zeus that he wants a queen and that he has chosen Persephone as the woman he wants, so he kidnaps her. At first Persephone doesn't like being in the underworld, and who can blame her? She was kidnapped and separated from her mother. However, she begins to grow accustomed to it, and seems to actually love it down there. Readers are treated to a tour of the underworld and what happens to good souls, bad souls, and so-so souls. Because she is in the underworld, the world is in winter, so she has to make the tough choice between staying with Hades or going back up to the world and returning Spring to mankind. When she returns, she gives the people the gift of agriculture, so that she can return to the underworld for half the year and not leave the people in dire need. This isn't my favorite of the Greek myths, but it does a good job explaining the seasons. Like other books in this series, it closes with a glossary and a guide for further reading. If your child likes comics and mythology, this is a good series and one that they will appreciate.

One of the shortest, but greatest books ever. It saved of from the monstrous Boredom. I would read this again.

My 7 yr old daughter and I have read this together at least 10 times now. We got it when she was six, and interested in the story (which i'd told her). The writing is a little cheesy, in my opinion, but you can always skip some of the dialogue. The myth is mostly adapted from the Ovidian version, but with an additional focus on whether Persephone actually wants to be with Hades (a question Ovid doesn't care about, but this book shows us: in the end, she loves him). Not a book I'd read unless I had a kid, but a good read for an imaginative child.

This is a great supplement to use with students that have prior background knowledge if this myth. I would not use it as a first read, but to give students a good review and enhancement of this Greek myth.

Good artwork. The Story is presented in an ok way. Could have been better written. Could have been worse...

Esta muy interesante y muy buen dibujo y guion no esta nada mal recomendado para disfrutar y aprender de mitos