(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina.
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Examples for "Despoina "
Examples for "Despoina "
1 At this discovery his heart is suddenly inflamed with love for Despoina who is also madly in love with Telegonos.
2 Despoina 's entrance interrupts this happy meeting.
1 For Kore they have called her, and Malkah, and Betulah, and Persephone.
2 At last they throw the torches into the river, crying, Ha, Kore !
3 Farhadi is greatly admired and Kore - eda is becoming a modern great.
4 She successfully applied to the Sustainable Management Fund -and Para Kore began.
5 Hirokazu Kore - Eda looks set to gain a seat beside those masters.
1 About Cora Teague having left her nanny job, reportedly for health reasons.
2 After waiting a short time, Cora pointed down the river, and said:-
3 People back home are probably waking up to the end, Cora said.
4 Nobody felt how Cora 's heart dropped off a cliff at that moment.
5 She looked up in surprise at the re-entrance of Cora and Sylvan.
1 Observant, Persephone noted each subtle change in plant and in the land.
2 They make small talk for a few minutes as Persephone listens, nodding.
3 It is the story of the Earth Mother and her daughter Persephone :
4 Persephone danced in joy beneath the warm sun, sang with the birds.
5 If there were planets beyond Persephone , they too would be Triton's responsibility.
6 According to the story, Zagreus was the son of Zeus and Persephone .
7 Persephone freezes in place and glances sidelong at the Hand of Glory.
8 Her name was Persephone , and she ignored warnings, as you likely did.
9 Yes, and where were Persephone 's guards that day that Hades got her?
10 Yes, he did kidnap Persephone , but he did it out of love.
11 Then to the brink of Acheron came Persephone , queen of the Underworld.
12 Try as she might, Persephone could not decipher the meaning of it.
13 Don't take her to dinner and talk to her, Persephone would scoff.
14 Persephone is standing in the open courtyard outside the timber-framed conference hall.
15 We tiptoe past it and Persephone stops again outside the end door.
16 There were letters and books, things that Persephone had sent to him.
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