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03-JUL-2013

Persephone, Goddess of Spring

This life-size bronze sculpture is located at the reflecting pool near the Greek theater. It was the work of famed sculptor
Marshall Fredericks, who became an assistant to Carl Milles at Cranbrook. It was created in 1965.

According to legend, Persephone, the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, was abducted by Hades, god of the underworld.
Demeter eventually persuaded Hades to let Persephone return to earth, but before doing so, Hades tricked her
into eating a pomegranate, the food of the dead, forcing her to remain in the underworld
for half of each year. When she left the earth, the flowers withered
and died and when she returned, they blossomed.

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor AF-S DX 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
1/15s f/8.0 at 55.0mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time03-Jul-2013 16:43:01
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Focal Length55 mm
Exposure Time1/15 sec
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Chris Morton 15-Jun-2014 20:16
I remember seeing her in Star Wars! ;<)
1moremile05-Aug-2013 23:05
I agree. All your photos are perfect. V.
jychamberland23-Jul-2013 00:02
superb image, very nice statue!
Char18-Jul-2013 22:10
Excellent capture of this interesting statue, Jay! \/
Marcia Colelli18-Jul-2013 11:13
Beautiful capture of this lovely statue. Nice details and composition V
Helen Betts17-Jul-2013 20:20
Very nicely composed image, Jay, with excellent light and reflections on the sculpture.
Stephanie17-Jul-2013 12:35
Beautiful statue and capture of it! :)
Hank Vander Velde17-Jul-2013 00:01
A beautiful well composed image Jay.
Jim Coffman16-Jul-2013 23:44
Very nice image,Jay! We could use her here. I am ready to go back to spring and get rid of this heat!
peterjay4516-Jul-2013 23:32
A lovely image, Jay.
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