Proserpina

Proserpina or Proserpine is an ancient Roman goddess whose story is the basis of a myth of springtime. Her Greek goddess equivalent is Persephone. She was the daughter of Ceres, goddess of agriculture and crops and Jupiter, the god of sky and thunder. Pluto abducted her in order to marry her and live with her in the underworld of which he was the ruler. Jupiter sent Mercury to order Pluto (Jupiter's brother) to free Proserpina. Pluto obeyed, but before letting her go he made her eat three pomegranate seeds, because those who have eaten the food of the dead could not return to the world of the living. This meant that she would have to live three months of each year with him, and stay the rest with her mother Ceres. This story illustrates the changing of the seasons: when Ceres welcomes her daughter back in the spring the earth blossoms, and when Proserpina must be returned to her husband it withers.…more

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	Metamorphoses: Books 1-8 by Ovid 4.42 avg rating — 871 ratings — published 8 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De Raptu Prosperpinae (Oxford Classical Monographs) by Claudius Claudianus 3.98 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 397 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anna Hume: Printed Writings 1641 - 1700: Series II, Part Three, Volume 8 (The Early Modern Englishwoman: A Facsimile Library of Essential Works & Printed Writings, 1641-1700: Series II, Part Three) by Anna Hume 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars