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Bernini compresses the abduction of Persephone into a spiraling encounter between force and resistance.
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Bernini compresses the abduction of Persephone into a spiraling encounter between force and resistance. MythBranch includes this work as evidence of later reception: it shows how a mythic figure or episode was selected, reshaped and transmitted for a new audience.
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