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    ancient Greek mythology and religion, Persephone (/pərˈsɛfəniː/ pər-SEF-ə-nee; Greek: Περσεφόνη, romanized: Persephónē), also called Kore (/ˈkɔːriː/ KOR-ee;...
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    Hades (category Rape of Persephone)
    and all things beneath the earth. Hades obtained his wife and queen, Persephone, through abduction at the behest of Zeus.[citation needed] This myth is...
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  • Persephone is a fictional character in The Matrix franchise. She is portrayed by Monica Bellucci. In the films The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions...
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    from below the earth. Persephone (also known as Kore) was the daughter of Demeter, the goddess of the harvest, and Zeus. Persephone was abducted by Hades...
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    Mystḗria) were initiations held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at the Panhellenic Sanctuary of Eleusis in ancient Greece. They...
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    Persephone (minor planet designation: 399 Persephone) is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 23 February 1895 in Heidelberg...
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    Demeter (category Rape of Persephone)
    the story of Persephone's abduction by Hades and Demeter's search for her. When Hades, the King of the Underworld, wished to make Persephone his wife, he...
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  • The Rape of Persephone, or Abduction of Persephone, is a classical mythological subject in Western art, depicting the abduction of Persephone by Hades....
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  • struggle ("Wedding Song"). Orpheus sings the story of Hades and Persephone ("Epic I"). Persephone arrives in the world above and celebrates summertime ("Livin'...
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  • Look up Persephone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Persephone is a Greek goddess. Her Roman equivalent is Proserpina. Persephone may also refer to:...
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    Persephone is an Ancient Greek name used in reference to Persephone, the Greek goddess of spring and the Greek underworld. Usage of the name has increased...
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    millipede in the family Siphonotidae. It contains a single species, E. persephone, known from the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. The species was...
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  • Zagreus (category Children of Persephone)
    a god sometimes identified with an Orphic Dionysus, a son of Zeus and Persephone, who was dismembered by the Titans and reborn. In the earliest mention...
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  • Persephone, the daughter of Zeus and Demeter in Greek mythology, appears in films, works of literature, and in popular culture, both as a goddess character...
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  • Melinoë (category Children of Persephone)
    The name "Melinoë" also appears on a metal tablet in association with Persephone. In the hymn, Melinoë has characteristics that seem similar to Hecate...
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    underworld and/or agriculture. This makes some deities such as Hades, Persephone, and Erinyes more likely to be considered chthonic due to their proximity...
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    romanized: Adón) was the mortal lover of the goddesses Aphrodite and Persephone, who was famous for having achieved immortality. He was widely considered...
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    Betta persephone is a species of labyrinth fish endemic to Malaysia where it is only known from Johor. This betta's specific epithet derives from the Greek...
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    constructed in the sacred area, which includes a sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone (formerly known as the Temple of Castor and Pollux); the marks of the...
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    which Pluto was venerated as both a stern ruler and a loving husband to Persephone. The couple received souls in the afterlife and are invoked together in...
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    the river Styx when he was brought to the underworld. Complaining to Persephone that this was a sign of his wife's disrespect for him, Sisyphus persuaded...
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  • for this hypothetical ninth (or tenth, if Pluto is counted) planet is "Persephone". Science fiction bibliographers E. F. Bleiler and Richard Bleiler, in...
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  • The Persephone is an analog fingerboard synthesizer from the year 2004 in the tradition of the first ribbon controlled instruments from the 1920s. Beyond...
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  • The Pursuit of Persephone is a musical with music and lyrics by Peter Mills and book by Cara Reichel. The show details F. Scott Fitzgerald's time at Princeton...
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    mythology could be found in the tale of the rape of Persephone. Hades, who had fallen in love with Persephone and wished to make her his queen, burst through...
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    Prodryas (redirect from Prodryas persephone)
    Prodryas persephone is an extinct species of brush-footed butterfly, known from a single specimen from the Chadronian-aged Florissant Shale Lagerstätte...
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  • Persephone Swales-Dawson is a British actress. She is known for her role as Nico Blake in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks that she played regularly...
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    Perséphone (Persephone) is a musical work (mélodrame) for speaker, solo singers, chorus, dancers and orchestra with music by Igor Stravinsky and a libretto...
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  • Persephone Books is an independent publisher based in Bath, England. Founded in 1999 by Nicola Beauman, Persephone Books reprints works largely by women...
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  • Treasury. The ancient myth of the Rape of Persephone is depicted in high relief on the sarcophagus. Persephone is carried away to the underworld by Pluto...
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