Kore, in the month Thesmophorios. The two goddesses are the Damaters in an inscription from Lindos Egypt Alexandria: According to Epiphanius, a temple of Kore existed in Alexandria. He describes a celebration of the birth of Aion from Kore the Virgin which took place there on 6 January. Aion may be a form of Dionysus, reborn annually; an inscription from Eleusis also identifies Aion as a son of Kore. Asia Minor Knidos: Cult of Demeter, Kore, and Pluton. Agrarian magic similar to the one used in Thesmophoria and in the cult of the potniai (Cabeirian). Ephesos : Cult of Demeter and Kore, celebrated at night-time. Priene: Cult of Demeter and Kore, similar to the Thesmophoria. Sicily Syracuse: There was a harvest festival of Demeter and Persephone at Syracuse when the grain was ripe (about May). A fest Koris katagogi, the descent of Persephone into the underworld. Libya Cyrene: Temple of Demeter and Kore Modern reception Persephone also appears many times in popular culture. Featured in a variety of novels such as Persephone by Kaitlin Bevis, A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair, Persephone's Orchard by Molly Ringle, The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter, The Goddess Letters by Carol Orlock, Abandon by Meg Cabot, and Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe, her story has also been treated by Suzanne Banay Santo in Persephone Under the Earth in the light of women's spirituality. Here Santo treats the mythic elements in terms of maternal sacrifice to the burgeoning sexuality of an adolescent daughter. Accompanied by the classic, sensual paintings of Fredric Lord Leighton and William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Santo portrays Persephone not as a victim but as a woman in quest of sexual depth and power, transcending the role of daughter, though ultimately returning to it as an awakened Queen. See also Anthesphoria, festival honoring Proserpina, and Persephone Eleusinian Mysteries Rape of Persephone Sporus Notes References Bibliography Theognis; Edmonds, J.M. (1931) [in] Elegy and Iambu with an English Translation by J.M. Edmonds. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library . Ovid (n/d) Metamorphoses 10.728–731 Strabo (1924) The Geography of Strabo. Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Diodorus Siculus (1888-1890) Bibliotheca Historica. vols 1–2. Immanel Bekker; Ludwig Dindorf; Friedrich Vogel [eds]. Leipzig: aedibus B.G. Teubneri. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital