Persephone
Location
100 metres North West of the Maiden Stone (or Drumdurno Stone) a class 2 Pictish symbol stone, Chapel of Garioch
Chapel of Garioch, Inverurie
OS Map Reference
NJ 703 252
Date
1961
Description
Sculpted millstone grit figure of Persephone, the goddess of the underworld in Greek mythology (abducted by Hades and having to remain with him half of every year because she ate six pomegranate seeds the pomegranate can be seen in the statue's right hand), she is holding a mirror similar to that on the nearby Maiden Stone.
Era
1900s
Information Source
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Categories
Iconography
- classical deities
- human figure
- mirror
Creator
- Shaun Crampton, Sculptor
Photographer
- Michael Watt
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