Persephone
Pronunciation Proper noun
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Pronunciation Proper noun
- (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.
- (astronomy) 399 Persephone, a main belt asteroid.
- (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.’
- 2008, Gaynor McGrath, Lemniscate, Transit Lounge Publishing (2011), ISBN 9781921924149 (e-book), chapter 23, gbooks YoaBAOcc8xoC:
- French: Perséphone
- German: Persephone
- Italian: Persefone
- Portuguese: Perséfone
- Russian: Персефо́на
- Spanish: Perséfone
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