Proserpina Roman Queen of the Underworld (2) and the consort or wife of Dis, the Roman god of the underworld.
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Proserpina Roman Queen of the Underworld (2) and the consort or wife of Dis, the Roman god of the underworld. The Romans believed Proserpina had power over growing plants and honored her as a springtime goddess. Proserpina was an ancient goddess of Italian origins. The people of Rome honored her and Dis in games held about every 100 years. Some scholars see Proserpina as the simple translation of the name Persephone, a Greek goddess, daughter of Demeter and Zeus, whom Hades, the Greek god of the underworld, abducted to become his wife. Other scholars identify Proserpina with the ancient Greek goddess Hecate, who, in some stories, becomes Persephone's companion in the underworld.
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- Dis (Dis Pater, Dispater) Roman The richest of the ancient Roman gods; a god or king of the Underworld (2), the realm of the dead.
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