Persephone Irish birthday cake candles

birthday cake candles

Each candle is topped with a wax narcissus flower

and the rhythm of the natural world

**Colors may vary due to the use of dyes

either flying over battlefields or picking at the remains of fallen soldiers

Persephone Irish birthday cake candlesPersephone the Goddess of spring and new beginnings, but also queen of the Underworld. There are many tales about the story of Persephone and how she came to reign as ruler of the dead. The most common story tells of Hades falling in love with Persephone as she was seen picking flowers in a field. Overcome by obsession, lust, and desire, he creates a crevasse in the earth and emerges from the depths below to kidnap her and force her to be his Queen.