Left in the care of two nymphs, Proserpine is kidnapped by Pluto, god of the underworld. Distraught, her mother petitions the counsel of Jove, ruler of the heavens. When Pan loses to Apollo in a musical contest, he the judgment of Midas, a powerful king. Proserpine and Midas is a collection of plays by Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Shelley.