First Known Use: 1567
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Persephone
noun Per·seph·o·ne \pər-ˈse-fə-nē\
Definition of PERSEPHONE
: a daughter of Zeus and Demeter abducted by Pluto to reign with him over the underworld
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Origin of PERSEPHONE
Latin, from Greek Persephonē
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