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Definition of Proserpine
1. Noun. Goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Proserpine
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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