Proserpina's Mother Ceres

( Koukakis) “She was also the goddess of wheat which is used in many things in our everyday life.” ( Rayment) She is said to be responsible for the fertility ability.” (Rayment) “

The flower is picked up by one woman who was heading to her home. When she reaches her door step, her keys fall down. Once inside her house, she then falls asleep on an armchair. Further, while dreaming, she sees herself approaching her house. However, the flower is now being carried by hooded figure whose face is a mirror. Following the figure bring her to closer and closer to her doorstep. However, she is now quite careful and suspicious while waking up the stairs. A breadknife that was previously cutting bread is lying on the steps. The phone is off the hood and knife hidden in bed. Further, she sees a gramophone and her sleeping form playing endlessly having no sounds. There was

of her trees, and farm. It gave her comfort when she ws living in Bybanks because she was all around these

She is upset by the loss of the day even though her mother attempts to distract her with a garden of flowering violets, her father also attempts to comfort her. Finally, she returns to sleep after dinner. Her memory is a positive memory and the motif if the violets are used to link the past and present as it will help her get through her dark times. In the visual her memory is included, and he mother confronting her is one of the main images that she remembers from this. The image of her mother comforting her is a very important one, as it establishes the role and persona of a mother at the time and how women in that era were seen as to stay home look after children and the men went out and worked to support the

Proserpina, the daughter of Ceres, was panicky. Despite the fact that she was clearly told by her mother to not go far into the forest, she went against her mother’s wishes and went exploring anyway. Proserpina was trembling with fear, her hands trembling like an anxious boy trying to go to sleep on Christmas Eve. She was running and tumbling over branches and tree roots until all of a sudden, she finds herself locking her eyes onto a beautiful and enticing little plant. She decided to uproot it from the ground and take it back to her mother. Proserpina was unaware that in uprooting the plant from the ground, she would be causing an opening that would lead to Pluto, the God of the underworld, and his castle. Pluto tried enticing her to him, but once he sensed her rejection and lack of cooperation he

“Don’t worry friends; I know why you are here. You have come to ask me about the flower in the meadow.That is one special flower, just like all the ones I have up here. It’s a simple explanation, a seed off one of these just simply made its way down there.”

Through her journey she comes across some physical challenges. At the beginning of her walk through the woods her dress gets caught in a thorn bush, which is the first physical obstacle to be faced. She tries her best to free her dress without ripping it, but it seems that every time she frees herself, she gets tangled more. She talks to the thorn bush and says, “ Thorns, you doing your appointed work. Never want to let folks pass—no, sir. Old eyes thought you was a pretty little green bush.” As she trembles still trying to free herself, the bush accepted her mistake, and gets loose from the thorns. She continues on her journey, she notices that the day is coming quicker to an end.

The plant becomes a representation of Mama’s nurturing love and her goals for her family's future. As the plant thrives or struggles, so does Mama’s

She rushes her family to look presentable and gather their belongings, and while doing so, she panics at the thought of her plant not being in her hand. Her carefulness for the object reflects her nurturing spirit, due to how much she cares for her plant. As her determination and motherly nature is revealed, her dreams for a better future are also divulged. Mama expresses her desire for a real garden in the future. She announces to her daughter-in-law, ”Well, I always wanted a garden like I used to see sometimes at the back of the house down home.

Proserpina is the goddess of the spring and Queen of the underworld. Her father Zeus is the king of gods and the god of the sky. Proserpina 's mother is Demeter the goddess, corn, grain, and the harvest, she was believed to be the reason the crops grow. Proserpina goes by more than one name. She also goes by Persephone and Kore. Proserpina was playing in

Miss Lottie died long ago, and many years have passed since I last saw her hut, completely barren at last, for despite my wild contrition, she never planted marigolds again. Yet, there are times when the image of those passionate yellow mounds returns with a painful poignancy. One does not have to be ignorant and poor to find that his life is as barren as the dusty yards of our town. And I, too, have planted marigolds. Lizabeth now has more remorse and compassion for Miss Lottie, and as a child, Lizabeth would not understand her and her flowers.

Cybele, who was the only known goddess in Phrygia, was the “mistress of wild nature (symbolized by her constant companion, the lion), a healer, the goddess of fertility and protectress in time of war” (Wasson). Her following in Phrygia eventually spread to Greece, Rome, and Troy where she became “The Great Mother” and was recognized as mother of all gods. The cultures of Phrygia, Greece, Rome and Troy were greatly influenced by her with mostly negative effects. One of the negative impacts on the culture was the formation of a cult that practiced dangerous rituals such as self-mutilation. Another impact was the creation of the term “Mother Complex” which became associated with the behavior of a mother acting with possessiveness, jealousy and madness. Though Cybele did not intend to have a negative effect on her cultures, she exhibited intense emotion which allowed her cult to become dangerous, the “Mother Complex” to become normal, and the only protection she offered to be at the point of imminent death and at times of war.

Before knowing or experiencing contact with Flora, the governess declares this child's beauty unsurpassable and convinces herself that the child could do no wrong; all speculation through a simple glance. So taken by the appearance of Flora was the governess, that she couldn't find herself having a peaceful sleep for some nights after her arrival at Bly.

The next day was Tara’s birthday and Taler wanted to give her a flower that grew a little bit below the top of the cliff. She reached and reached for the flower, but could not get to it.

“Will our new home have lots of rooms and endless gardens Father?” exclaimed my younger sister Rose. She was a sweet little girl, with rosy cheeks and a bright smile.