Ranking Hades and Persephone Retellings



In which I rank all the Hades and Persephone retellings I’ve read so far…

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34 thoughts on “Ranking Hades and Persephone Retellings”

  1. I can’t wait for the bind up of Lore Olympus. It’s so much fun reading it and there’s so many moments I love that I just wish I could quickly flip back through and read.

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  2. I love the new background! thanks to you, I am now gonna read some Hades and Persephone-inspired books!!!

    ps: also do you remember saying something about one of the retellings you were reading they had horns? I was looking up
    Hades and Persephone-inspired art on google images… and quite a few pictures had them both with horns lol … IDK thought that was weird haha. (you said you don't remember ever reading they HAD horns and I don't think I have either? I have only read a court of mist and fury (i am a Sarah J Maas fan, yes I love ALL the books NOT just that one lol) and I have only read the original myth?? and a LONG time ago in school!)

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  3. Omg I absolutely LOVE your new setup! The plants & books with the windows too 😍😍😍
    Also it might be because I’m h*gh but I can think of nothing but Howl’s Moving Castle feels somewhat like a Persephone/Hadies retelling

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  4. Lore Olympus has THE BEST Hades imo. I agree with you on the Persephone side of things (the few moments she's been acting a bit more queenly in the recent chapters are so much better). Side note, I got into it because one of your earlier videos and I'm so glad I did. Can't wait for the physical book!

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  5. You should watch Overly Sarcastic Productions recent video on Hade and Persephone! As a fellow fan I felt like it finally vindicated me in showing how modern culture has warped their characters into "naive little girl and The Devil." The ancient sources actually support Persephone being a bad ass queen of the underworld and even the kidnapping was actually sanctioned by her dad? PLEASE give it a watch

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  6. I've just finished The Hades Trials trilogy by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson (book one is The Power of Hades) and I really enjoyed reading these. I also have Tempting Hades by Emma Hamm on my tbr. And she just came out with a Medusa retelling Becoming Medusa, which is also on my tbr.

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  7. It’s more Beaty and the beast, but Hearts Blood by Juliette Marillier is really good. Her books in general are great, a lot of lesser know fairytales. Also, if you liked A Rogue by any Other Name, maybe try out The Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas, it’s quite similar but I liked it so much more. I think historical romance is fun, but rarely rate them higher than 3 stars, this one was 5 stars all the way!

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