Proserpina

pross-er-PEEN-ah
Variation of Proserpine, Latin

Proserpina Origin and Meaning

The name Proserpina is a girl's name .

The Roman equivalent of Persephone, making her a goddess of spring, and queen of the underworld. Also spelled Proserpine.

Proserpina in Pop Culture

  • Proserpinavariation of Proserpine. Latin variation of Persephone, Greek goddess of the underworld.
  • Proserpinaa character in Larry Niven's Ringworld's Children.
  • The Rape of Proserpinasignificant baroque sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
  • The Roman version of Persephone in Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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