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<span class="bold large">Per.se/pho-ne</span> <span class="medium">|pərˈsefənē|</span> <span class="sans">Greek Mythology</span><br/>
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a goddess, the daughter of <a href="#zeus">Zeus</a> and <a href="#demeter">Demeter</a>. Roman name <span class="caps bold">Proserpina</span>.</p><br/>
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<p>She was carried off by <a href="#hades">Hades</a> and made queen of the underworld. <a href="#demeter">Demeter</a>, vainly seeking her, refused to let the earth produce its fruits until her daughter was restored to her, but because Persephone had eaten some pomegranate seeds in the other world, she was obliged to spend part of every year there. Her story symbolizes the return of spring and the life and growth of grain.</p><br/>
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