Persephone
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /pəˈsɛfəni/
  • (America) IPA: /pɚˈsɛfəniː/
Proper noun
  1. (Greek god) A minor deity, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and vegetation. Originally named Kore/Core, she is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades. Her Roman counterpart is Proserpina.
  2. (astronomy) 399 Persephone, a main belt asteroid.
  3. (rare) A female given name.
    • 2008, Gaynor McGrath, Lemniscate, Transit Lounge Publishing (2011), ISBN 9781921924149 (e-book), chapter 23, gbooks YoaBAOcc8xoC:
      ‘My name is Persephone’ she says, ‘but in England everyone calls me Seph.’
Translations
  • French: Perséphone
  • German: Persephone
  • Italian: Persefone
  • Portuguese: Perséfone
  • Russian: Персефо́на
  • Spanish: Perséfone



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