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Persephone definition

Per·sepho·ne (pər sef′ə nē)

noun

Gr. Myth. the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, abducted by Hades (Pluto) to be his wife in the lower world: identified with the Roman Proserpina

Etymology: L < Gr Persephonē

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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