Scenes from the myth of Persephone are depicted on one of the long sides of this Roman sarcophagus. On the right, there is the abduction of Persephone by Hades (Pluto), the Underworld king. Hades has already seized Persephone in his quadriga (chariot led by four horses). Hermes Nymphagogos (leader of the bride) precedes the chariot and leads them to the Underworld. Athena follows them, armed. Two winged Erotes fly above the quadriga. On the left, the goddess Demeter desperately searches for her missing daughter. She is on a biga (a chariot led by two horses), driven by a winged Heros. Several figures are involved in the event, Hermes being the most important, depicted this time in front of Demeter's chariot. Next to him stands a bearded Zeus, and further to the right, Artemis, wearing a short chiton.