{"id":6481,"date":"2016-11-05T01:05:34","date_gmt":"2016-11-05T05:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=6481"},"modified":"2016-10-27T15:06:59","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T19:06:59","slug":"blog-tour-persephones-orchard-10-things-i-like-about-persephone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=6481","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour: Persephone\u2019s Orchard – 10 Things I Like About Persephone"},"content":{"rendered":"

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10 Things I Like About Persephone<\/p>\n

Hello! I\u2019m Molly Ringle, and I recently completed a trilogy of novels based on Greek mythology: Persephone\u2019s Orchard, Underworld\u2019s Daughter<\/em>, and Immortal\u2019s Spring<\/em>. During this blog tour I\u2019ll be introducing things I love about the myths, and how I used them in my books. Today\u2019s subject is one of my main protagonists: Persephone herself. Here are ten things I like about her.<\/p>\n

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  1. She\u2019s the goddess of spring. Spring is my favorite season. Nothing can quite beat the emergence of all those bright flowers and new green leaves, and Persephone is the expert at bringing growing things to life.<\/li>\n
  2. She\u2019s also the goddess of the Underworld. How cool is that? She\u2019s kind of the entire cycle of life in one figure.<\/li>\n
  3. She has an interesting marriage story. The way she got to be goddess of the Underworld was by getting kidnapped by Hades, the Underworld\u2019s king. Or was she enticed by his charms? That\u2019s how I like to play it in my story, of course\u2026<\/li>\n
  4. Like her husband Hades, she places justice high on her priorities. In the myths, she helps judge the souls in the afterlife; in my version, she uses her powers to help the living wherever possible.<\/li>\n
  5. She pretties up the Underworld with landscaping. I\u2019m not sure how much the myths back this up\u2014though they do say she likes to wander in the dark orchards and fields there\u2014but in my stories, she uses her plant skills to start new magical gardens down in the cave.<\/li>\n
  6. She represents daughters everywhere. Her loving relationship with her mother Demeter, who let the world freeze over while she searched for Persephone, is almost as famous as her relationship with Hades. Families are a big thing in Greek myth, and to all of us really. I play that up in my trilogy too.<\/li>\n
  7. She also represents newlyweds everywhere. Her role as an unusual but very powerful and successful bride is part of what makes her so interesting. How she and Hades get to know each other and work alongside each other in the Underworld isn\u2019t detailed in mythology, but I sure had fun figuring it out for my books.<\/li>\n
  8. She had a cult dedicated to her. The Eleusinian Mysteries practiced for centuries in ancient Greece; their rites honored Persephone\u2019s descent into the Underworld, and her return to the surface with spiritual knowledge.<\/li>\n
  9. She\u2019s inquisitive. In the myths, her curiosity about an unusual flower is what draws her near enough for Hades to grab her. In my story, she\u2019s always searching for useful magical properties among her plants.<\/li>\n
  10. She brings a little spring and happiness to the Underworld. Hey, Hades was feeling gloomy down there all by himself. I get why he\u2019d be attracted to a delightful woman from the sunny surface\u2014and why she\u2019d be intrigued by him. It\u2019s an epic love story, really. Trust me.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"persephonesorchardmr\"About the Book<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Persephone\u2019s Orchard<\/p>\n

    Author:<\/strong>\u00a0Molly Ringle<\/p>\n

    Genre<\/strong>: Paranormal Romance \/ NA Fantasy<\/p>\n

    The Greek gods never actually existed. Did they? Sophie Darrow finds she was wrong about that assumption when she\u2019s pulled into the spirit\u00a0realm, complete with an Underworld, on her first day at college. Adrian, the mysterious young man who brought her there, simply wants her to\u00a0taste a pomegranate. Soon, though she returns to her regular life, her mind begins exploding with dreams and memories of ancient times; of a love\u00a0between two Greeks named Persephone and Hades. But lethal danger has always surrounded the immortals, and now that she\u2019s tainted with the\u00a0Underworld\u2019s magic, that danger is drawing closer to Sophie.<\/p>\n

    \"mollyringle\"Author Bio<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Molly Ringle\u00a0has been writing fiction for over 20 years, and her stories always include love and humor, as well as the occasional touch of\u00a0the paranormal. Molly lives in Seattle with her husband and\u00a0kids, and worships fragrances and chocolate.<\/p>\n

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