Persephone

In Greek mythology, Persephone (Greek ?????????, Classical Greek Perseph?n?, Modern Greek Persef?ni) was the queen of the Underworld, the Kore or young maiden, and the daughter of Demeter.

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Persephone ("she who destroys the light") is her name in the Ionic Greek of epic literature. In other dialects she was known under various other names: Persephassa, Persephatta, or simply Kore. The Romans first heard of her from the Aeolian and Dorian cities of Magna Graecia, who used the dialectal variant Proserpina.

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Hence, in Roman mythology she was called Proserpina, and as a revived Roman Proserpina she became an emblematic figure of the Renaissance.

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Persephone related Images and Photos (experimental)

Persephone Corset	Persephone Down Under	Persephone is Abducted by Hades	Persephone is Abducted by Hades
The Rape of Persephone	The Veritable Corset Persephone Renders the Sveltest Parisiennes Even Svelter