Our Persephone Candle is meticulously crafted to invoke the ancient energy of the goddess who bridges the realms of life, death, and rebirth.
In Mycenaean times, she was known as Persephone (Περσεφόνη‎) and Kore (Κόρη‎), each name carrying a unique essence of her being.
 
Purpose: Channel the transformative powers of Persephone with our candle, designed to connect you with the multifaceted energy Persephone bears. Whether you seek personal growth, renewal, a deeper understanding of life's cycles, Persephone is a guide through the mysteries of existence.
 
Attributes:This candle draws inspiration from Persephone's rich tapestry of names and epithets, each revealing a different facet of her divine nature. The epithets include:
 
Venerable ('Agauē'): As mentioned in Homer's Odyssey, Persephone is revered and honored, signifying her esteemed presence in the divine pantheon.
Awesome ('Epainē'): Persephone's awe-inspiring power, acknowledging her influence over realms both above and below.
Demanding Respect ('Hagnē'): From Homer's Odyssey, this epithet emphasizes the sacred and pure nature of Persephone, linking her to rituals and ceremonies that demand reverence.
Whom None May Name ('Arrētos'): According to Euripides in the play Hecuba, Persephone is shrouded in mystery, and her name is one that cannot be casually spoken, adding an air of enigma to her persona.
 
 
Soteria (Σώτειρα‎): Invoke Persephone as Soteira, the Saviour, emphasizing her role in providing guidance and salvation during life's trials and tribulations, and balance in the afterlife.
 
Despoina (Δέσποινα‎): Embrace the protective embrace of Despoina, acknowledging Persephone's role as a mistress and guardian, especially in rites of coercion and magic.
 
Brimo (Βριμώ‎): Connect with the formidable aspect of Brimo, a title highlighting Persephone's powerful and awe-striking presence, An epithet applied to Demeter, Hekate, Persephone, and Cybele.
 
Khaire, Brimo!
Queen of the Dead,
Dread Goddess,
You who pours forth your rageIn a mighty roar of power and flame.
May I never receive that righteous anger
Which you deliver upon those who fail you.
 
Rituals:
Light the Persephone Candle during moments of reflection, meditation, or as part of your ritualistic practices. Let the flickering flame symbolize the torch held by Persephone, guiding you through the darkness towards inner wisdom, salvation, retribution or renewal.
 
Celebrations: Celebrate the changing seasons and the cycles of life with Persephone as your guide.
 
Offerings: Consider offerings of pomegranates, symbols of fertility and the underworld, or incorporate grains and sheaves to honor Persephone's connection to agriculture and abundance.
Curses and
 
Coercion: Persephone, has been invoked conspicuously on curse tablets by name or by title as Despoina.
 
Explore the mystical side of Persephone's energy, acknowledging her role in magical papyri, where she is identified with Selene. Worshipped as Lunar Kore (Korē Selēnē) at Smyrna, Persephone brings the lunar energies of transformation and mystery.
 
Our Persephone Candle is adorned with imagery inspired by the goddess's iconography – a young woman flowers in her hair, a diadem crown with skulls, that transitions in to a veil. Persephone as both chthonian, fertile, and transformative goddess, she is the queen of the underworld, and the goddess of spring.
 
Scented in a soft woody fragrance opening with soft notes of tuberose, sweet orange and fruit leaving a rich trail of sandalwood, enriched with velvet woods, amber, hints of pine and tobacco rounded with powdery musk, vanilla, Tonka and balsamic notes.