Definition of Proserpine

1. Noun. Goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone.

Exact synonyms: Proserpina
Generic synonyms: Roman Deity

Lexicographical Neighbors of Proserpine

Prolog
Promethean
Prometheans
Prometheus
Prometheus-type
Promised Land
Promzilla
Promzillas
Property P
Prophet
Prophets
Prosauropoda
Prosecco
Proseccos
Proserpina
Proserpine
Prosimii
Prosopis
Prosopis glandulosa
Prosopis juliflora
Prosopis juliiflora
Prosopis pubescens
Prosopium
Prosopium cylindraceum
Prosopium williamsonii
Prosper
Prosper Meniere
Prosser
Prostigmin
Protagoras

Literary usage of Proserpine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion by James George Frazer (1900)
"Demeter and proserpine The Greek myth of Demeter and proserpine is substantially identical with the Syrian myth of Aphrodite (Astarte) and Adonis, ..."

2. The Standard Operas, Their Plots and Their Music by George Putnam Upton (1914)
""proserpine" is not a classical or mythological opera, as its name would seem ... proserpine is a courtesan, in love with one Sabatino, but the latter is in ..."

3. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"In Greek mythology Demeter and proserpine were closely associated, being known together as ... proserpine herself was commonly Known as the daughter (Core), ..."

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