Persephone (Kore) Greek Daughter of Demeter and Zeus; called Proserpina by the Romans.
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Persephone (Kore) Greek Daughter of Demeter and Zeus; called Proserpina by the Romans. Persephone was stolen from her mother by Hades, god of the Underworld (1). Demeter went mad with grief and caused drought and famine on Earth while she searched in vain for her daughter. At last, Zeus sent Hermes to bring Persephone back to her mother, but Persephone was obliged to spend one-third of the year underground. Persephone personified the corn seed that lies underground in winter and springs up in the warm months. Persephone is considered by many scholars to be the same person as Demeter. Ancient Greek artists pictured them as being identical.
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