This graphic novel tells the story of Demeter, the Greek goddess of the harvest, and her daughter, Persephone. Demeter rules over a perpetual summer on earth, where crops, trees, and flowers grow in abundance. Persephone, young and beautiful, unknowingly attracts the attention of the lonely god of the Underworld, Hades. Hades kidnaps Persephone, and a frantic Demeter searches in vain for her daughter. Finally, Demeter retreats to her temple in mourning. The goddess's sorrow causes the crops to die and the ground to freeze. The first winter falls over Greece. As people begin to starve, the other Olympian gods and goddesses try to convince Demeter to accept a marriage between Persephone and Hades. But Demeter will not give up her daughter forever to the Underworld. Finally a compromise is struck: Persephone will stay with Hades for half a year (winter). When she comes back from the Underworld to spend half a year with her mother, spring returns to earth.
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Grade 1-3–The first book is a retelling of the story of Hades's kidnapping of Persephone into the Underworld and Demeter's plea to the Olympians to bring her back. It's written at a very introductory level, and the creators try a little too hard to allude to other myths and bring additional Olympians into the text, which makes the otherwise dynamic narrative somewhat stilted. The artwork is excellent throughout, and the glossary will aid readers with unfamiliar words. The second book introduces elements of Chinese mythology. The introduction clarifies that while Yu was real, the story is legendary. Unfortunately, the art doesn't match the flow of the narrative, and often the characters look more European or Native American than Chinese. These titles will do well in libraries where comics or mythology books circulate, and especially where the Jr. Graphic Mythologies series (Rosen) is popular.–Alana Abbott, James Blackstone Memorial Library, Branford, CT
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Graphic Myths and Legends
The Graphic Myths and Legends series brings to life some of the most enduring tales from a variety of cultures. Action-packed and richly illustrated, the age-old stories will engage readers in new ways.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining graphic novel, but nothing more.,
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I knew ahead of time what I was getting. It would only have so many pages, an d the artwork was good. But I felt that the storyline was lacking. There wasn't anything about how Hades and Persephone grew closer, not even one page. it just skips from the first day she is kidnapped to shortly before she eats the pomegranate seeds, and this story says she only ate 4 seeds, when the general consensus is that she ate six (fall and winter).The artwork was enjoyable and a lot of effort clearly went into it, which makes me wonder why this piece of work didn't have 64 pages, as lots of special edition/deluxe issue comic books and graphic novels come in 64 or even 100-128 pages. 3.5/5 for a entertaining but brief read.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent romance,
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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.
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