Proserpina

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Proserpina

/prəʊˈsɜːpɪnə/ UK
/proʊˈsɝpɪnə/ US

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From Latin Prōserpina from Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē) by metathesis perhaps first in Magna Graecia via a Sicilian Doric Greek Προσερπίνα (Proserpína) or Ionic Greek Προσερπίνη (Proserpínē), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pers-o- (“sheaf of corn, grain, seed”) and *gʷʰn̥-t- (“to strike”), meaning 'grain-thresher' or 'She-who-threshes-the-grain'.

proper noun

Roman The goddess of springtime, queen of the underworld and the wife of Pluto; the Roman equivalent of Persephone. Thou art more than the Gods who number the days of our temporal breath; / For these give labour and slumber; but thou, Proserpina, death.
26 Proserpina, a main-belt asteroid.
Similar: 26 Proserpina, ㉖, ⯘
A fictitious planet beyond Pluto.

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name Asteroid

中文	冥后星 Mínghòuxīng

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"Proserpina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/proserpina. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Proserpina. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/proserpina

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"Proserpina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/proserpina.

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@misc{proserpina_2026,
  title = {Proserpina},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/proserpina},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}