Associations to the word «Proserpina»

Wiktionary

PROSERPINA, proper noun. (Roman god) The goddess of springtime, queen of the underworld; the Roman equivalent of Persephone.
PROSERPINA, proper noun. (astronomy) 26 Proserpina, the asteroid.

Dictionary definition

PROSERPINA, noun. Goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne