Proserpine
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Proserpine, the daughter of the goddess Ceres, is nearby picking flowers.
From New York Times
She gave Psyche a box which she was to carry to the underworld and ask Proserpine to fill with some of her beauty.
From Literature
A flood watch was in place for catchments from Innisfail to Proserpine.
From The Guardian
She hasn’t read the stories, because her mother, Ella Proserpine, forbids it.
From New York Times
One cane farmer at Proserpine, near where Debbie made landfall, said his crop had been flattened.
From BBC
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