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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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
Demeter has a daughter, Persephone, who has to go to the underworld for six months.
From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2023
She was referring to a Silly Symphonies short that Disney based on the Greek myth of Persephone.
From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2022
The kingdom of the dead was ruled by one of the twelve great Olympians, Hades or Pluto, and his Queen, Persephone.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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