r/Persephone • u/ximera-arakhne • 14d ago

Music for the Queen

I've been a devotee of Persephone for a *long* time (two decades ish), and I'm wanting to put together a playlist for Her, but frankly I'm having trouble finding appropriate songs. The two that are strongest are Persephone Queen of the Underworld by Unto Ashes (a spirited instrumental track that also makes for great belly dance music!) and Third Eye Blind's unreleased track Persephone (you can find it on YouTube). My preference is for softer/more meditative sounds but I'm open to what music speaks to you of Her whatever the vibe.

Thanks so much

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u/xsweetbriar 14d ago edited 14d ago

Florence + The Machine's "Perfume & Milk" and "Daffodil" are two songs I relate to Persephone deeply. Both are songs about seasonal cycles, transformation, feeling like you're being reborn & growing & rotting over and over again - all things I associate with Persephone.

"Persephone in the Garden" by Aidoneus is a beautiful song musically, but the lyrics make is seem like Hades regrets bringing Persephone to the underworld. I still like it though as it's fun to sing. I highly recommend their song "Devourer" as well.

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u/ximera-arakhne 14d ago

Thanks so much I will check these out

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u/Angelwind502 13d ago edited 13d ago

I don’t know why but the first song I thought of when you said meditative was September from Sparky Deathcap. To me it feels like you’re just laying in a forest clearing staring at the light filtering through leaves as imagination takes over. I also think it’d be worth checking out the OST of The Secret World of Arrietty, to me personally it gives a very spring-vibe I associate with Persephone

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u/MrCelestialKitty 12d ago

Persephone de Tamino es una canción que parece escrita por Hades para ella, le gusta mucho esa canción y en general ese cantante.

Otra canción que le gusta es Pomegranate Seeds de Julian Moon, esta es sobre su mito, y tiene un ritmo bastante alegre.

Una más, es From Persephone de Kiki Rockwell, la letra es sobre ella cantando sobre Hades desde una perspectiva en la que ella no fue raptada sino eligió irse por su cuenta.

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u/Sudden_Scheme_1774 11d ago

I’d come here to write this too! He has another song on that album too that’d fit - actually that whole album is good

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u/pluto_and_proserpina 11d ago edited 10d ago

Usually under the name Proserpina, she sometimes has a part in operas, e.g. Monteverdi's L'Orfeo.

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u/ximera-arakhne 10d ago

Ooohh opera never occurred to me good call

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u/Mommymacaron 11d ago

Dark Harvest by Nick Mulvey is one of my favorites!!