Do you see a connection in the telling of Harker’s dealings with Dracula--drinking wine whilst striking a deal--and Persephone’s eating of the pomegranate seeds in Hades? Seems to be symbolically driving at a similarity, even if the Persephone account is grounded in paganism.
Yes, definitely. I'd recommend Richard Rohlin and Fr. Andrew Damick's podcast The Great Tales. They go heavily into the beautiful ways Pagan mythology has Christian undercurrent being weaved throughout constantly.
Do you see a connection in the telling of Harker’s dealings with Dracula--drinking wine whilst striking a deal--and Persephone’s eating of the pomegranate seeds in Hades? Seems to be symbolically driving at a similarity, even if the Persephone account is grounded in paganism.
Yes, definitely. I'd recommend Richard Rohlin and Fr. Andrew Damick's podcast The Great Tales. They go heavily into the beautiful ways Pagan mythology has Christian undercurrent being weaved throughout constantly.