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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) Persephone
an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, abducted by Hades to be queen of the underworld.

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Persephone, Despoina, Kore, Cora
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina

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The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. persephone
in the Greek mythology the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the Proserpine of the Romans. See Proserpine.

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