Meaning of Persephone | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative spelling of Persephone.
   alt-of, alternative
2. A minor deity, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and vegetation. Originally named Kore/Core, she is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades. Her Roman counterpart is Proserpina.
   Greek
3. 399 Persephone, a main belt asteroid.
4. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
   rare
5. The ninth or tenth planet, orbiting beyond Pluto.

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Examples

“‘My name is Persephone’ she says, ‘but in England everyone calls me Seph.’”

“Theseus was all for a comparably glorious feat through the abduction and rape of Persephonë, from the underworld realm of Dis, or Hades.”

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