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title: Demeter and Persephone
author: Frederick Leighton
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/195/demeter-and-persephone/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Demeter and Persephone

_Authored by Frederick Leighton_

## Image File

[![Demeter and Persephone](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/195.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/195.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Return of [Persephone](https://www.worldhistory.org/persephone/) by Frederick Leighton, 1891

## Cite This Work

### APA
Leighton, F. (2012, April 26). Demeter and Persephone. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/195/demeter-and-persephone/>
### Chicago
Leighton, Frederick. "Demeter and Persephone." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 26, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/195/demeter-and-persephone/>.
### MLA
Leighton, Frederick. "Demeter and Persephone." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Apr 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/195/demeter-and-persephone/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demeter) by [**Frederick Leighton**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demeter). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 26 April 2012. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.