Persephone
Goddess
In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Persephone ( Ancient Greek: Περσεφόνη) is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She became the queen of the underworld after her abduction by her uncle Hades, the king of the underworld, who later took her into marriage.
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Mentions in the Iliad
A. T. Murray, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1924 · Homer, Iliad with an English Translation · CC BY-SA 3.0 US
“that never should there sit upon his knees a dear child begotten of me; and the gods fulfilled his curse, even Zeus of the nether world and dread Persephone. Then I took counsel to slay him with the sharp sword, but some one of the immortals stayed mine anger, bringing to my mind”
“By her side lay Meleager nursing his bitter anger, wroth because of his mother's curses; for she prayed instantly to the gods, being grieved for her brother's slaying; and furthermore instantly beat with her hands upon the all-nurturing earth, calling upon Hades and dread Persephone,”
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Описание прямо называет Персефону дочерью Деметры; снимок гомеровского гимна в базе подтверждает 'Demeter’s daughter'. По протоколу дочь→мать — child_of.
Homeric Hymn to Demeter · Homeric Hymn to Demeter (Perseus/CHS)Husband · Sources
The Hymn calls Persephone Hades’ wife but explicitly says he seized her against her will; spouse status does not imply consent or a love affair.
Homeric Hymn to Demeter · Homeric Hymn to Demeter 75–85; 18–33See all 2
In art
Scarsellino. Abduction of Persephone. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105496342
Scarsellino. Abduction of Persephone. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105496342
Frans Francken the Younger. Orpheus in the Underworld. Musée des beaux-arts de Nîmes. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115777502
Frans Francken the Younger. Orpheus in the Underworld. Musée des beaux-arts de Nîmes. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115777502
Simone Pignoni. The Rape of Proserpine. Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17274289
Simone Pignoni. The Rape of Proserpine. Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17274289
Jean Restout. Orpheus in Hades Asking for Eurydice. Department of Paintings of the Louvre. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18928730
Jean Restout. Orpheus in Hades Asking for Eurydice. Department of Paintings of the Louvre. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18928730
Hans von Aachen. The Rape of Proserpina. Brukenthal National Museum. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19828259
Hans von Aachen. The Rape of Proserpina. Brukenthal National Museum. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19828259
Frederic Leighton. The Return of Persephone. Leeds Art Gallery. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5826402
Frederic Leighton. The Return of Persephone. Leeds Art Gallery. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5826402
Wikipedia Loves Art participant " Team_Gene ". WLA amart 1844 marble Proserpine. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 2.5. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AWLA_amart_1844_marble_Proserpine.jpg
Photograph / reproduction: Wikipedia Loves Art participant "Team_Gene"
Photograph / reproduction date: Taken in February 2009
Wikipedia Loves Art participant " Team_Gene ". WLA amart 1844 marble Proserpine. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 2.5. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AWLA_amart_1844_marble_Proserpine.jpg
Photograph / reproduction: Wikipedia Loves Art participant "Team_Gene"
Photograph / reproduction date: Taken in February 2009
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Sources and verification
The character is matched to the catalogue.
- Wikipedia · Persephone · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Reference material remains distinct from the poem’s assertions. Characters who share a name retain separate pages.

