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Persephone

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1. Persephone - Noun

2. Persephone - 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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Husband, we talked about this," Persephone chided. "You can't go around incinerating every hero. Besides, he's brave. I like that." Hades rolled his eyes. "You liked that Orpheus fellow too. Look how well that turned out. Rick Riordan

Reach me a gentian, give me a torch Let me guide myself with the blue, forked torch of a flower down the darker and darker stairs, where blue is darkened on blueness even where Persephone goes, just now, from the frosted September to the sightless realm where darkness is awake upon the dark. D. H. Lawrence

As far as Zagreus knew, Meg and Thanatos were his sister and brother in a sense, as it's only after he discovers Persephone that he discovers that isn't the case. Source: Internet

Before Persephone was released to Hermes, who had been sent to retrieve her, Hades tricked her into eating pomegranate seeds, (either six or four according to the telling) which forced her to return to the underworld for some months each year. Source: Internet

At the heart of both festivals were myths concerning Demeter as Mother and Persephone as her daughter. Source: Internet

Because of this association, Hecate was one of the chief goddesses of the Eleusinian Mysteries, alongside Demeter and Persephone. Source: Internet

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