Despoina

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1. Despoina - Noun

2. Despoina - Proper noun

Meaning

(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina

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Detail from the marble veil of Despoina at Lycosura It seems that the Greek deities began their career as powers of nature, but then they were given other functions and attributes by their worshippers. Source: Internet

Her common name as a vegetation goddess is Kore and in Arcadia she was worshipped under the title Despoina "the mistress", a very old chthonic divinity. Source: Internet

This tradition comes from her conflation with the very old chthonic divinity Despoina (the mistress), whose real name could not be revealed to anyone except those initiated to her mysteries. Source: Internet

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