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name
The birth name of Persephone/Proserpina, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and of vegetation. She is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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name
A moon of Jupiter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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name
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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name
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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noun
An Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: sculpture
Topics: art, arts
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noun
A people living on Lamu Island on the northern Kenyan coast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Persephone, Despoina, Cora
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Greek deity
History
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl, maiden, daughter”).
From Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl, maiden”).
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
