Poseidon and Demetere

Original copper plate etching on 300gsm Hahnemuhle paper. Edition 90. 19.5 x 14.8 cm

Demeter as mare-goddess was pursued by Poseidon, and hid from him among the horses of King Onkios, but could not conceal her divinity. In the form of a stallion, Poseidon caught and they made love.