Proserpine

Variant of Proserpina

Proserpina definition

Pro·ser·pina (prō sʉr′pi nə)

noun

Rom. Myth. the daughter of Ceres and wife of Pluto: identified with the Greek Persephone
also Proserpine Pro·ser′·pine′ (präs′ər pīn′, prō sʉr′pi nē′)

Etymology: L

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