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Pronunciation / p ər ˈ s ɛ f ə n i / per-SEF-ə-nee: Gender: feminine: Origin; Word/name: Greek: Persephone is an Ancient Greek name used in reference to ...
Persephone and Dionysos. Roman copy after a Greek original of the 4th–3rd century B.C. Marble. Hermitage.. In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Persephone (/ p ər ˈ s ɛ f ə n iː / pər-SEF-ə-nee; Greek: Περσεφόνη, romanized: Persephónē, classical pronunciation: [per.se.pʰó.nɛː]), also called Kore (/ ˈ k ɔːr iː / KOR-ee; Greek: Κόρη, romanized: Kórē, lit.
The variant spelling/pronunciation Melitta is the Attic Greek dialect for Melissa. (Compare the Attic word for sea, thalatta, with the more common thalassa.) Within a fragment of the Orphic poetry, quoted by Natalis Comes, Melitta is spoken of as a hive, and called Seira, or the hive of Venus:
Cora is a given name with multiple origins. It was used by James Fenimore Cooper for a character in his 1826 novel The Last of the Mohicans. [1] It is today most commonly viewed as a variant name derived from the Ancient Greek Κόρη (Kórē), an epithet of the Greek goddess Persephone.
Tamera Mowry-Housley isn’t bothered by fans mispronouncing her name.. The Scouting for Christmasstar, 46, recently told PEOPLE that she’ll just “kindly correct” people whenever they say ...
Melinoë is the daughter of Persephone and was fathered by Zeus, [6] who tricked her via "wily plots" by taking the form of Hades, indicating that in the hymn Persephone is already married to Hades. [7]
How to pronounce “Worcestershire” The sauce, while based on a recipe used in India, did not grow popular in the west until marketed by Lea and Perrins. As such, it has retained the name they ...
"Hades" can mean both the hidden Underworld and its king ('the hidden one'), who in early Greek versions of the myth is a dark, unsympathetic figure; Persephone is "Kore" ('the maiden'), taken against her will; [14] in the Greek Eleusinian Mysteries, her captor is known as Hades; they form a divine couple who rule the underworld together, and ...