Persephone of Eleusis: A Romance of Ancient Greece

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Clare Winger, 1891-1968

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Persephone of Eleusis: A Romance of Ancient Greece" by Clare Winger Harris is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in the backdrop of the fifth century B.C. during the Persian Wars, focusing on the conflict between the Greeks and the Persian Empire. The plot centers on Zopyrus, a young Persian officer navigating themes of identity, loyalty, and cultural heritage, as he becomes embroiled in the turmoil surrounding the battle of Thermopylae and its aftermath. The opening chapter introduces Zopyrus against the stunning scenery of Greece, highlighting his internal conflict stemming from his mixed heritage-being of Persian birth yet bearing Greek maternal lineage. As the narrative unfolds, Zopyrus encounters moments of reflective admiration for Greece's beauty while grappling with the brutality of war. His interactions with other characters, such as the large Persian officer Masistius, hint at the complicated dynamics of duty and camaraderie within the Persian ranks. The chapter sets the stage for the impending battle while foreshadowing Zopyrus' struggle with his identity as he faces the challenges posed by both his lineage and the larger conflict at hand. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

E-text prepared by Mary Glenn Krause, MFR, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 68.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2020-02-18