Proserpina

British  

/ prəʊˈsɜːpɪnə /

noun

1. Greek counterpart: Persephone.  the Roman goddess of the underworld

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Example Sentences

In this version of the tale, Orfeo and Euridice become pawns in the hands of capricious godly and allegorical characters: Venus and Amore, Pluto and Proserpina and personifications of Jealousy and Suspicion.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2021

In this setting of a text by Goethe, Proserpina, a daughter of Jupiter, finds herself in Hades, abducted by Pluto to be his queen.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2010

Proserpina, like Adonis, was the personification of vegetation, visibly prosperous during the six favorable months of the year, and lurking hidden under the cold ground during the remainder of the time.

From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)

Thou art more than the Gods who number the days of our temporal breath: For these give labour and slumber; but thou, Proserpina, death.

From Poems & Ballads (First Series) by Swinburne, Algernon Charles

Neptune is said to have loved the goddess Ceres, and to have followed her during her prolonged search for her daughter, Proserpina.

From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)