Goddess
Persephone
Περσεφόνη
Roman:
Proserpina
Overview
Queen of the Underworld and goddess associated with vegetation, seasonal renewal and the mysteries.
Generation
Olympian descendants
Symbols
Pomegranate, torch, grain
Notes
Daughter of Zeus and Demeter and consort of Hades.
Related Myths
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The Abduction of Persephone
Central figure -
Orpheus and Eurydice
Queen of the Underworld -
The Punishment of Sisyphus
Associated with Sisyphus' attempted return from death