Demeter and Persephone, Spring Held Hostage

Demeter and Persephone, Spring Held Hostage, by Justine and Ron Fontes and Steve Kurth, is a popular Greek myth that was created to explain why and how the seasons change. This book is about Demeter and her daughter Persephone. When Persephone disappears one day, Demeter searches everywhere. She ultimately discovers that Persephone was kidnapped by Hades, the god of the underworld.

Persephone's mother, Demeter, is very stubborn. For example, she refused to grow and cultivate crops until she got her daughter back safely. This stubbornness persisted even though people on Earth were dieing.

Hades is the ruler of the underworld. He was very lonely in his kingdom. This is why he kidnapped Persephone.

I enjoyed reading Demeter and Persephone, Spring Held Hostage. I like the way the authors wrote this myth in comic book form. I think that this comic book form is the best and most effective way to represent the events and adventures in this book.

The strategy that I used when reading this book was connecting. While reading this book, I was able to connect this myth with other Greek myths. As a result, this strategy helped me understand the book better.

This book has three authors, Justine and Ron Fontes and Steve Kurth. I like the fact that the authors wrote this book in comic book form. This form made the book a lot more enjoyable as it read like a great comic book adventure. Other books written by these authors include:

• Amaterasu, Return of the Sun


• Atlanta, The Race Against Destiny


• Hercules, The Twelve Labors


• Isis and Osiris, To the Ends of the Earth


• Jason, The Quest for the Golden Fleece


• King Arthur, Excalibur Unsheathed


• Robin Hood, Outlaw of Sherwood Forest


• Thor and Loki, In the Land of Giants


• The Trojan Horse,The Fall of Troy


• Yu the Great, Conquering the Flood

I expect that these books above are also written in comic book form.