Persephonē — meaning in English
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English meaning
- death noun The end of life; the permanent cessation of all vital functions in a living thing.
- Persephone name In Greek mythology, the daughter of Demeter who became queen of the underworld after being abducted by Hades.
Senses
Persephonē is used for these senses in English:
- Death The personification of death, often a skeleton with a scythe, and one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse.
- Persephone (Greek god) A minor deity, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and vegetation. Originally named Kore/Core, she is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades. Her Roman counterpart is Proserpina.
death — full definition
- noun The end of life; the permanent cessation of all vital functions in a living thing.
- noun The end or collapse of something non-living, used figuratively.
- name The personification of death, traditionally shown as a hooded, skeletal figure carrying a scythe.