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Persephone

UK/pəˈsɛfəni//pɚˈsɛfəniː/

Persephone proper noun: a minor deity, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and vegetation. Originally named Kore/Core, she is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades. Her Roman counterpart is Proserpina.

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Proper noun

Persephone

  1. (Greek) A minor deity, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and vegetation. Originally named Kore/Core, she is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades. Her Roman counterpart is Proserpina.
  2. 399 Persephone, a main belt asteroid.
  3. (rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • ‘My name is Persephone’ she says, ‘but in England everyone calls me Seph.’2008, Gaynor McGrath, Lemniscate, Transit Lounge Publishing (2011) (e-book), chapter 23, 376
  4. The ninth or tenth planet, orbiting beyond Pluto.

Persephone meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Thai

Persephone in Hindi

Greek goddess
पर्सेफ़ोनी parsefonī

Persephone in Marathi

Greek goddess
पर्सेफनी parsephnī
female given name
पर्सेफनी parsephnī

Persephone in Bengali

Greek goddess
পার্সিফোন parśiphōn

Persephone in Thai

Greek goddess
เพอร์ซิโฟเน

Forms of Persephone

alternative formPersephonë

Origin of Persephone

From Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).

Words formed from Persephone

Questions about Persephone

What does Persephone mean?
Persephone means a minor deity, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and vegetation. Originally named Kore/Core, she is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades. Her Roman counterpart is Proserpina.
What is Persephone in Hindi?
Persephone in Hindi is पर्सेफ़ोनी (parsefonī). See Persephone meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Persephone?
Persephone is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Persephone?
Persephone is pronounced /pəˈsɛfəni/ (UK).

Words near Persephone in the dictionary

  1. perself
  2. perseline
  3. Persephassa
  4. Persephatta
  5. persephin
  6. Persephone
  7. Persephonean
  8. Persephonë
  9. Persepolis
  10. Persepolitan
  11. Persepolitans

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