Pluto caught sight of her 620 and, in almost the same instant, loved her and carried her away—that’s how rapid love can be.
Is this still kidnapping? The context is very vague in this interpretation, so we don’t know if Persephone/Proserpina felt the same. Again, this may affect the overall message of the story.
Edit: it was, as the later lines show.
As he moved around, Venus of Eryx sitting on her mountain, noticed Pluto.(21) Embracing her winged son, she said: ‘Cupid, my son, my weapon, my hands, my power— take those arrows you use to overwhelm 580 all beings, and shoot your swift-flying dart into the heart of Pluto, whose lot won the last of the three kingdoms.
This particular section is interesting, because this is an interpretation where Hades is not seen as the villain, but as a god who deserves love. In most Greek mythology, he is interpreted to be the equivalent of the devil. Note that this is a Roman retelling of the story, so culture may affect plot.
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Does this explain why two or more different mythologies/religions can use the same symbol? For example, both pagan, wiccan, and Christian practices use eggs as a symbol of rebirth (especially during the spring seasons).
In as far as it tries to describe that which can’t be known or named in an ordinary way-the mystical experience of God, or Gods-it is a language of symbols, of metaphors, a language of correspondence rather than reference.
In other words, mythology is the literary portion of belief; it can be used in conjunction with religion but is not the same thing. A few months ago, I learned from a friend that religion is the system, and myths are the literature/stories.
myth is a “miracle of the spirit.”
This particular quote leads me to believe that myth is something of a creative concept. Like we as humans take our emotions, thoughts, and personalities and use them to create myths as a form of expression. Not to discredit anyone or say that certain religions and spiritualities associated with mythology are “just fantasies”, what I am saying is that the stories from mythologies heavily rely on pathos (known as the rhetoric/credibility of emotion). In simpler terms, myths are powerful because they are human.