Proserpina

[ proh-sur-puh-nuh ]

/ proʊˈsɜr pə nə /

noun

Persephone.

Also Pro·ser·pi·ne

[proh-sur-puh-nee] /proʊˈsɜr pə ni/.

Definition for proserpine (2 of 2)

Persephone

[ per-sef-uh-nee ]

/ pərˈsɛf ə ni /

noun

Also Proserpina, Proserpine. Classical Mythology. 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.

a female given name.

Example sentences from the Web for proserpine

This uncertainty made a most feverish moment on board the Proserpine, as she came up fast toward the headland.

The Wing-and-Wing |J. Fenimore Cooper
From this moment the career of Proserpine was a series of magnificent entertainments.

The Infernal Marriage |Benjamin Disraeli
It has been mentioned that Ithuel would not consent to trust himself near the Proserpine without disguising his person.

The Wing-and-Wing |J. Fenimore Cooper
Song of Proserpine, while gathering flowers on the plain of Enna.

The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911) |Charles Mills Gayley

What reason or reasons can you give for Proserpine's love of things Dorian?

Matthew Arnold's Sohrab and Rustum and Other Poems |Matthew Arnold

British Dictionary definitions for proserpine (1 of 2)

Persephone

/ (pəˈsɛfənɪ) /

noun

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 Roman counterpart: Proserpina

British Dictionary definitions for proserpine (2 of 2)

Proserpina

/ (prəʊˈsɜːpɪnə) /

noun

the Roman goddess of the underworld Greek counterpart: Persephone

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British Dictionary definitions for proserpine (2 of 2)

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