Hades and his Consort

Always loved the story of Persephone and the Pomegranate, and for some odd reason it became a painting...
And there are too many small mistakes, I know, I know....and the scan doesn't really help.
But anyway, here's the story for those who haven't heard of it.

Persephone was the daughter of Demeter (goddess of earth) and Zeus. She was an innocent maiden who's mother rejected every man who tried to court her. One day she was picking flowers with Athena, Artemis, and some nymphs (according to one version). Suddenly the earth broke apart and Hades kidnapped Persephone into the Underworld.
The nyphs were changed into Sirens because they didn't try to stop him.
Demeter looked everywhere for her daughter, neglecting the earth for a period of time that we call winter, and when the people of the earth cried out to the gods because of their lack of food, Zeus forced Hades to give Persephone back to Demeter.
Persephone was given back to her mother. However, she had been tricked to eat three pomegrante seeds (different number of seeds in different versions), which forced her to return to him for one season out of the year.
So for four months every year, when it becomes winter, it's said that Persephone returns to Hades, and the earth stops flourishing.

Uh.....enjoy. XD