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Persephone

American  
[per-sef-uh-nee] / pərˈsɛf ə ni /

noun

  1. 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.

  2. a female given name.

Persephone British  
/ pəˈsɛfənɪ /

noun

  1. Roman counterpart: Proserpina.  Greek myth a daughter of Zeus and Demeter, abducted by Hades and made his wife and queen of the underworld, but allowed part of each year to leave it

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