Proserpine
Americannoun
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Proserpine, the daughter of the goddess Ceres, is nearby picking flowers.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2022
“The roads are closed north and south of Proserpine, so we would have been stuck in Airlie Beach with no food, water or power. I have a daughter still stuck in Airlie now.”
From The Guardian ● Mar. 31, 2017
One man was injured after a wall collapsed in Proserpine, a town south of Airlie Beach, Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2017
The costumes were scrappy, like a conservatory’s work, though Pluton and Proserpine had a charming goth-Victorian vibe.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2014
“Now we are to imitate the soul-song of our beloved Proserpine, as she stirs to wake in all her liquid self.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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