She is the Greek Goddess of Spring Growth and is the queen of the underworld.

Roman name for persephone. The name was most likely derived from the Latin word proserpere which means to spring up or to creep forth. In other Greek stories Persephone is sometimes known as Persephoneia Persephassa Persephatta Pherepapha Periphona or Phersephassa. In Greek mythology Persephone was the daughter of Demeter and Zeus queengoddess of the underworld as wife of Hades.

Demeter Greek Goddess Goddess Art Roman Names Greek Mythology Art Sacred Plant Animal Symbolism Persephone Greek Gods Dreams Persephones mother Demeter is the goddess of the harvest- fertilizing the crops in growth. 820 in the US. In Greek mythology Persephone pərˈsɛfəni per-seh-fə-nee.

Persephone was gathering flowers in a meadow one day when a huge crack opened up in the earth and Hades King of the Dead emerged from the Underworld. In Roman mythology she is Proserpina. The maiden or Cora is the daughter of Zeus and the harvest goddess Demeter.

Meaning unknown probably of Pre-Greek origin but perhaps related to Greek πέρθω pertho meaning to destroy and φονή phone meaning murder. Persephassa Περσεφάσσα Persephatta Περσεφάττα or. There is also Persephione who is the daughter of a king and a nymph.

Demeter as the sister of Zeus and the mother of Persephone. 16 rows A very ancient god the father of many of the others. On the other hand the name of Persephone s Roman counterpart Proserpine probably does have a Greek dialectical origin though the Romans believed that it is derived from the Latin proserpere to shootcreep forth a verb conveniently related to the germination of plants.

Cronus or Kronos is known. Persephones Greek name was of course Persephone. This picture shows Persephone picking flowers in a meadow.