Have you heard there are no new stories? Just new versions of the stories we already know? Every story told has its roots deep in in something that came before and sometimes it only resonates with our subconscious. Life W/O Parole's storyline reeks of mythological metaphors.
Once Upon a Time...
Demeter, the Goddess of Agriculture had a beautiful daughter, Persephone, and they were very close.
Hades, the God of the Underworld, had gambled with Persephone's father Zeus and lost. Zeus had put Persephone in the pot.
When it came time for Hades to claim his new bride, no one had informed either Persephone or Demeter of their ensuing separation.
Hades placed a lovely flower in a conspicious place for Persephone to come upon and be drawn to. The iris is still sometimes referred to today as the flower of deception. Hades burst from the earth driving four horses and a golden chariot. He swept the girl up and descended again into the underworld to make him his wife.
Demeter was devastated to find her beloved daughter missing. She went out into the world to search for Persephone. Her absence from her duties as the Goddess of Agriculture caused years of drought. She stalked the earth, in search of the culprit deserving of her wrath and vengeance.
At one point Persephone learned of her mother's search, and expressed her desire to Hades to see her mother again. Hades heard her plea, but before accomodating the young girl's request he offered her a pomegranante, infused with an elixer that made it impossible for her to live in the human world for more than two months at a time or she would die. Therefore tying the girl to the Underworld forever.
This is a mild and short version of the story, from memory. I encourage everyone to google images of Persephone, Demeter, Hades, read their tales. Also look at Themis, Athena, and Kali.
Colette
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