The Mythology of Persephone and Hades Contest Winners

The Mythology Circle recently held a contest about the myth of Persephone and Hades. Anyone could enter a creative piece about the topic for a chance to be one of three winners featured in the Pixel Journal. Leader Jillian Bross (‘27) tells us that they “had some incredible submissions but we did manage to narrow it down to five winners.” Below, we have featured the artwork of the first, second, and third place winners. 

Peter Olmeda 

The first place winner is Peter Olmeda, who performed an amazing rap as Hades! Here is the link to his performance: https://tinyurl.com/PeterOlmedaRap2022

Molly Torinus

The second place winner is Molly Torinus, who wrote a beautiful poem entitled “persephone”! Here is the link to the poem: https://tinyurl.com/MollyTorinusPoem2022

Ellie Shen 

The third place winner is Ellie Shen, who made an incredible video telling the story of Persephone! Here is the link to the video: https://tinyurl.com/EllieShenVideo2022 

Honorable Mentions

The honorable mentions will not have their submissions published in this article but will be recognized for their amazing submissions. The first runner-up is Ellie Wang. Bross tells us Wang “painted two red, juicy pomegranates!” The second runner-up is Julie Werner, who drew a fabulous picture of Hades and Persephone!

Thank you to all who participated, and thank you to our judges! We hope to do another contest next year, so stay tuned for that and have a great summer!