Goddess of Spring (2010)
Goddess of Spring
“Lina said, so fascinated she couldn’t stop staring around her.
They entered the palace from the rear, going through an intricately carved wrought iron gate and then crossing a wide hall that led to an impressive courtyard that seemed to have been built in the center of the palace. In the middle of the courtyard there was a huge fountain, as intimidating as Rome’s Fontana di Trevi, except that the god depicted rising from the waters in the back of the chariot wasn’t Neptune, it was Hades in all ...of his grim splendor, pulled, of course, by the famous steeds of dread. White flowers grew in clumps around marble benches—the ever-present narcissus, as well as a delicate blossom Lina didn’t recognize.
“What is that flower?” she asked the god.
“Asphodel,” he said, giving her an odd look. “It surprises me that you did not recognize it, Persephone.”
Oops. Lina avoided his keen gaze by bending down and pretending to study the little plant. The Goddess of Spring should know her flowers.MoreLess
They entered the palace from the rear, going through an intricately carved wrought iron gate and then crossing a wide hall that led to an impressive courtyard that seemed to have been built in the center of the palace. In the middle of the courtyard there was a huge fountain, as intimidating as Rome’s Fontana di Trevi, except that the god depicted rising from the waters in the back of the chariot wasn’t Neptune, it was Hades in all ...of his grim splendor, pulled, of course, by the famous steeds of dread. White flowers grew in clumps around marble benches—the ever-present narcissus, as well as a delicate blossom Lina didn’t recognize.
“What is that flower?” she asked the god.
“Asphodel,” he said, giving her an odd look. “It surprises me that you did not recognize it, Persephone.”
Oops. Lina avoided his keen gaze by bending down and pretending to study the little plant. The Goddess of Spring should know her flowers.MoreLess
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