Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The daughter of Demeter and Zeus who was abducted by Hades but rescued by her mother and thereafter spent six months of the year on earth and six months in the underworld.
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- proper noun Greek mythology Daughter of
Zeus andDemeter , wife ofHades . - proper noun rare A female
given name .
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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
Etymologies
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Examples
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In a compromise that restores the balance of life and death -- and brings parity back to the sexes -- Persephone is allowed to return to her mother six months of every year.
G. Roger Denson: Julia Stiles and Mimi Goese Take On Godly Sexual Politics at BAM G. Roger Denson 2010
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Persephone is only a girl when she is abducted by Hades, the god of the underworld and death.
G. Roger Denson: Julia Stiles and Mimi Goese Take On Godly Sexual Politics at BAM G. Roger Denson 2010
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The collaborative effort of composer Ben Neill, singer/actor Mimi Goese, Tony Award-winning playwright Warren Leight (Side Man), and the Ridge Theater group (Lightning at our feet), Persephone is a story of abduction and rape based on the classical Greek myth.
G. Roger Denson: Julia Stiles and Mimi Goese Take On Godly Sexual Politics at BAM G. Roger Denson 2010
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But once Persephone is abducted, Stiles and her considerable talent suffer neglect as emphasis shifts to the story of Demeter and her search for her daughter while highlighting Mimi Goese's ambitions as a singer.
G. Roger Denson: Julia Stiles and Mimi Goese Take On Godly Sexual Politics at BAM G. Roger Denson 2010
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Persephone is a multi-media-musical play within a play featuring Julia Stiles (of the Jason Bourne films and Oleanna on Broadway) in the title role, which last week finished it's premiere run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM).
G. Roger Denson: Julia Stiles and Mimi Goese Take On Godly Sexual Politics at BAM G. Roger Denson 2010
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Persephone is only a girl when she is abducted by Hades, the god of the underworld and death.
G. Roger Denson: Julia Stiles and Mimi Goese Take On Godly Sexual Politics at BAM G. Roger Denson 2010
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The collaborative effort of composer Ben Neill, singer/actor Mimi Goese, Tony Award-winning playwright Warren Leight (Side Man), and the Ridge Theater group (Lightning at our feet), Persephone is a story of abduction and rape based on the classical Greek myth.
G. Roger Denson: Julia Stiles and Mimi Goese Take On Godly Sexual Politics at BAM G. Roger Denson 2010
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Persephone is a multi-media-musical play within a play featuring Julia Stiles (of the Jason Bourne films and Oleanna on Broadway) in the title role, which last week finished it's premiere run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM).
G. Roger Denson: Julia Stiles and Mimi Goese Take On Godly Sexual Politics at BAM G. Roger Denson 2010
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In a compromise that restores the balance of life and death -- and brings parity back to the sexes -- Persephone is allowed to return to her mother six months of every year.
G. Roger Denson: Julia Stiles and Mimi Goese Take On Godly Sexual Politics at BAM G. Roger Denson 2010
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But once Persephone is abducted, Stiles and her considerable talent suffer neglect as emphasis shifts to the story of Demeter and her search for her daughter while highlighting Mimi Goese's ambitions as a singer.
G. Roger Denson: Julia Stiles and Mimi Goese Take On Godly Sexual Politics at BAM G. Roger Denson 2010
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