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Proserpine

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Pro·ser·pi·na  (pr-sûrp-n) also Pro·ser·pi·ne (pr-sûrp-n, prsr-pn)
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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Noun1.ProserpineProserpine - goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone
Proserpina


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You must go to the house of Hades and of dread Proserpine to consult the ghost of the blind Theban prophet Teiresias, whose reason is still unshaken.
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He prayed that no son of mine might ever sit upon knees--and the gods, Jove of the world below and awful Proserpine, fulfilled his curse.
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