Proserpine

[ proh-sur-puh-nee ]

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noun

Proserpine has sent these flowers down from Castrogiovanni by the morning train.

Love, however, never did believe in wasting time, so he took the Queen to Proserpine.

It was then dedicated to Ceres and her daughter Proserpine, the peculiar patronesses of Sicily.

Again, the fable of Ceres mourning the death of her daughter Proserpine is another sun-myth.

Pluto has appeared to Proserpine as a young man, and has laid siege to her heart in proper form.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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