Proserpina
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Pro·ser·pi·na 
[proh-sur-puh-nuh] Pronunciation Key
[proh-sur-puh-nuh] Pronunciation Key –noun
| Persephone. |
Also, Pro·ser·pi·ne
[proh-sur-puh-nee] Pronunciation Key.
[proh-sur-puh-nee] Pronunciation Key.
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| Pro·ser·pi·na
(prō-sûr'pə-nə) Pronunciation Key
n. Roman Mythology The daughter of Ceres who became the goddess of the underworld when Pluto carried her away and made her his wife. |
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Proserpina
Proserpina
daughter of Ceres and wife of Pluto, L. modification of Gk. Persephone (q.v.), perhaps infl. by L. proserpere "to creep forth" on notion of the germination of plants.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| proserpina | |
noun | |
| goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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