\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 Here Proserpine, goddess of the underworld, resembles a melancholic bride, prisoner of her fate.\par
She is holding a pomeg
ranate, which is a symbol of resurrection and alludes to the return of the goddess to earth in spring, as related in the myth. Proserpine has the face of Jane Morris, a woman portrayed in many of RossettiÆs late works and who played an important part in
