Noun
goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone
Source: WordNetDuring the time that Proserpina resides with Pluto, the world goes through winter, a time when the earth is barren. Source: Internet
Servius Ad Aeneidem IV 511; Ennius apud Varro De Lingua Latina VII 16; Catullus 34, 15. Diana was one of the triple goddess, the same goddess being called Luna in heaven, Diana on earth, and Proserpina in hell. Source: Internet
In 204 BC, a new "greek-style" cult to Ceres and Proserpina as "Mother and Maiden" was imported from southern Italy, along with Greek priestesses to serve it, and was installed in Ceres' Temple on Rome's Aventine Hill. Source: Internet
To the art historian Rudolf Wittkower these four works— Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius (1619), The Rape of Proserpina (1621–22), Apollo and Daphne (1622–25), and David (1623–24)—"inaugurated a new era in the history of European sculpture". Source: Internet
In astronomy 26 Proserpina is a Main belt asteroid convert in diameter, which was discovered by Robert Luther in 1853. Source: Internet
In the autumn Ceres changes the leaves to shades of brown and orange (her favorite colors) as a gift to Proserpina before she has to return to the underworld. Source: Internet