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, Ceres' , Frans Floris de Vriendt (17 April 1519 – 1 October 1570)
, Ceres' , attributed to Frans Floris de Vriendt, Antwerp, 16th century Demeter loved her daughter very much and watched over her like a mother hen. Yet Persephone was kidnapped just as she was picking flowers in the field. Hades, the god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, came out of a chasm in the womb of the earth in a horse-drawn carriage and pulled her onto his chariot. Persephone cried out for help, but to no avail: she disappeared with him into the darkness. panel wood 95 cm x 128 cm
