Persephone
pronunciation
How to pronounce Persephone in British English:
UK [pə:ˈsefəni]
How to pronounce Persephone in American English:
US [pɚˈsɛfəni]
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- Noun:
- (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
Word Origin
- Persephone
- wife of Hades, queen of the netherworld, identified with Kore, daughter of Zeus and Demeter, from Greek Persephone (see person).
Example
- 1. Maybe he won the miss persephone pageant .
- 2. They married as persephone turned 13 .
- 3. This was more than persephone could bear and she committed suicide in great anguish .
- 4. An ancient fertility goddess who later became associated with persephone as queen of hades and protector of witches .
- 5. He argued that the relatively simple greek myth of persephone reflects the concerns of a basic agricultural community , whereas the more involved and complex myths found later in homer are the product of a more developed society .