PERSEPHONE


Meaning of PERSEPHONE in English

/peuhr sef"euh nee/ , n.

1. Also, Proserpina, Proserpine . Class. Myth. 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.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .