Persephone
Americannoun
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Classical Mythology. Also Proserpina Proserpine a daughter of Zeus and Demeter, abducted by Pluto to be queen of Hades, but allowed to return to the surface of the earth for part of the year.
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a female given name.
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Example Sentences
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Thor for thunderstorms, shrieking Sirens to explain shipwrecks, the abduction of Persephone the reason behind the bleakness of winter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
There is a timelessness to Mitchell’s work, thanks in large part to the ancient source material, the myths of Orpheus, Eurydice, Hades and Persephone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
She is currently starring in the West End production of hit musical Hadestown, which tells a version of ancient Greek myth Orpheus, and is due to end her run as goddess Persephone in January.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025
From Demeter mourning Persephone to the harvest holidays of Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot, we’ve always marked time through the land.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2025
The green and flowering land was ice-bound and lifeless because Persephone had disappeared.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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