Two years ago, Sotheby's offered a 10¼–inch-tall ivory depicting Pluto, god of the underworld, abducting the goddess Proserpina, with a presale estimate of $120,000 to $150,000. It fetched $1.2 ...

Here’s Kate McGarrigle talking about why she was inspired to write “Proserpina.” The song is based on the legend of Persephone, beloved of the lord of the underworld, and is a fable about ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Simulated sex is the order of the day. Klotho and Lachesis dry-hump Proserpina and each other in a giant ...