Persephone

American  

[per-sef-uh-nee] / pərˈsɛf ə ni /

noun

1. 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.

2. a female given name.

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Persephone British  

/ pəˈsɛfənɪ /

noun

1. Roman counterpart: Proserpina.  Greek myth a daughter of Zeus and Demeter, abducted by Hades and made his wife and queen of the underworld, but allowed part of each year to leave it

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Example Sentences

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

The pattern across the jersey is inspired by a fifth-century BC vase attributed to Persephone, which depicts Ulysses and the sorceress Circe in Homer's Odyssey.

From BBC

And so they did, with DiFranco singing the part of Persephone.

From New York Times

The actor and singer star enters Broadway’s “Hadestown,” the brooding 2019 Tony Award-winning musical about the underworld, which intertwines the myths of Orpheus and Eurydice and Hades and Persephone.

From Seattle Times

As our story begins, the goddess Persephone is in the underworld, where she lives half the year with her husband, Hades.

From Seattle Times