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Persephone Greek goddess

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Also: Kore ("the Maiden") · Queen of the Underworld

Daughter of Demeter, carried off by Hades to be queen of the dead — her annual return brings spring; her descent, winter. Central to the Eleusinian and Orphic mysteries.

Relationships

parent: Demeter

Appears in

The Homeric HymnsThe Orphic Hymns