Project Gutenberg 2020-02-18 Public domain in the USA. 209 Harris, Clare Winger 1891 1968 23001439 Persephone of Eleusis: A Romance of Ancient Greece E-text prepared by Mary Glenn Krause, MFR, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Persephone of Eleusis: A Romance of Ancient Greece" by Clare Winger Harris is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in the backdrop of the fifth century B.C. during the Persian Wars, focusing on the conflict between the Greeks and the Persian Empire. The plot centers on Zopyrus, a young Persian officer navigating themes of identity, loyalty, and cultural heritage, as he becomes embroiled in the turmoil surrounding the battle of Thermopylae and its aftermath. The opening chapter introduces Zopyrus against the stunning scenery of Greece, highlighting his internal conflict stemming from his mixed heritage—being of Persian birth yet bearing Greek maternal lineage. As the narrative unfolds, Zopyrus encounters moments of reflective admiration for Greece's beauty while grappling with the brutality of war. His interactions with other characters, such as the large Persian officer Masistius, hint at the complicated dynamics of duty and camaraderie within the Persian ranks. The chapter sets the stage for the impending battle while foreshadowing Zopyrus' struggle with his identity as he faces the challenges posed by both his lineage and the larger conflict at hand. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Greece -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 381418 2025-08-24T10:11:07.346157 text/html 364481 2024-10-17T16:34:23 text/html 336371 2025-08-24T10:11:14.795113 application/epub+zip 348580 2025-08-24T10:11:09.634099 application/epub+zip 218447 2025-08-24T10:11:08.615115 application/epub+zip 422140 2025-08-24T10:11:18.559087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383057 2025-08-24T10:11:13.706130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300312 2022-09-27T18:32:21.306807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342234 2025-08-24T10:11:06.492151 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 322191 2024-10-17T16:34:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16253 2025-08-24T10:11:18.694056 application/rdf+xml 17479 2025-08-24T10:11:08.712111 image/jpeg 2270 2025-08-24T10:11:08.664125 image/jpeg 324402 2025-08-24T10:11:07.384108 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia