[per-sef-uh-nee] 
| 1. | Also, Proserpina, Proserpine. Classical Mythology. a daughter of Zeus and Demeter, abducted by Pluto to be queen of Hades, but allowed to return to the surface of the earth for part of the year. |
| 2. | a female given name. |
| Pro·ser·pi·na (prō-sûr'pə-nə) 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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