Get to know Persephone better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like despoina or kore. In Dutch this translates to persephone.
Persephone in a sentence
Persephone meaning
- A minor deity, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and vegetation. Originally named Kore/Core, she is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades. Her Roman counterpart is Proserpina.
- 399 Persephone, a main belt asteroid.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Persephone vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Persephone
- The main meaning on this page is: A minor deity, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and vegetation. Originally named Kore/Core, she is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades. Her Roman counterpart is Proserpina. | 399 Persephone, a main belt asteroid. | A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- Useful related words include: despoina, kore, cora, greek deity.
- Possible Dutch translations are: persephone.
- In the example corpus, persephone often appears in combinations such as: of persephone, and persephone, persephone and.
Context around Persephone
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 7 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Persephone
- In this selection, "persephone" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, return, abducting, tricked, theatre, citation and demeter stand out and add context to how "persephone" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include addition to persephone s lineup and adventure to persephone than first. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "persephone" sits close to words such as abidjan, acb and achievers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with persephone
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Persephone Theatre was originally founded in 1974. (7 words)
Atherton wants Inara to stay on Persephone as his Companion. (10 words)
Cult of Persephone Persephone was worshipped along with her mother Demeter and in the same mysteries. (16 words)
Persephone Theatre has got into a groove of producing great holiday-time musicals, and the happy-go-lucky Christmas story made popular by the Will Ferrell movie is a great addition to Persephone’s lineup and to the Saskatoon holiday season. (41 words)
But again, there was great significance in this as well, as the jokes were to commemorate Iambe, the servant who tried to cheer up Demeter when she was bereft over the loss of Persephone. (34 words)
In the moment, Persephone's observation about banks feels like a throwaway line, but Smythe's critique of the banking system and, by implication, Hades's whole business model is a smart jab. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Persephone Theatre has got into a groove of producing great holiday-time musicals, and the happy-go-lucky Christmas story made popular by the Will Ferrell movie is a great addition to Persephone’s lineup and to the Saskatoon holiday season.
Brooklyn Museum Archives, Goodyear Archival Collection Modern reception In 1934, Igor Stravinsky based his melodrama Perséphone on Persephone's story.
Cult of Persephone Persephone was worshipped along with her mother Demeter and in the same mysteries.
Finally, Zeus, pressed by the cries of the hungry people and by the other deities who also heard their anguish, forced Hades to return Persephone. citation Oil painting of Hades abducting Persephone.
However, Hades tricked Persephone into eating the food of the dead, so Zeus decreed that Persephone would spend six months with Demeter and six months with Hades.
Myths Demeter and Persephone Demeter drives her horse-drawn chariot containing her daughter Persephone-Kore at Selinunte, Sicily, 6th century BC.
Atherton wants Inara to stay on Persephone as his Companion.
Bundanoon's Melting Pot Theatre will perform a short play called Persephone - the Goddess of Spring.
But again, there was great significance in this as well, as the jokes were to commemorate Iambe, the servant who tried to cheer up Demeter when she was bereft over the loss of Persephone.
Orpheus presented himself before – the god of the dead in Greek mythology – and his wife Persephone and greatly moved them with a sorrowful tune.
Sadly missed by her children Steve and Michelle, grandchildren Sorrel, Persephone, Lavinia and Emma, great-grandchildren Rory, Florence and Theodore, daughter-in-law Caroline, nephews, nieces, extended family and friends.
She will be so sadly missed by her children Adam, Sheila and Brian, her grandchildren Victoria, Jonathan and Daniel, her great grandchildren Persephone and Joseph and all of her family and friends.
As per the show’s synopsis, PR Haus is a “prestigious” publicity agency in LA, owned by Persephone Reed, an entertainment titan.
Despite it being a big no-no, Hades and Persephone were moved by his pleas and by his music.
Persephone Theatre was originally founded in 1974.
As far as Zagreus knew, Meg and Thanatos were his sister and brother in a sense, as it's only after he discovers Persephone that he discovers that isn't the case.
In the moment, Persephone's observation about banks feels like a throwaway line, but Smythe's critique of the banking system and, by implication, Hades's whole business model is a smart jab.
It aligns Persephone with progressive politics in the United States, while also reiterating the fact that she has no patience for the impersonal way that things are done in Olympus.
Persephone allows it, but Sisyphus refuses to return to the Underworld until Hermes drags him back by force.
The line also hints at the fact that there are more confidence and adventure to Persephone than first impressions suggest.
Common combinations with persephone
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of persephone 16×
- and persephone 9×
- persephone and 9×
- persephone was 8×
- persephone theatre 3×
- persephone would 3×
- persephone as 3×
- to persephone 2×
- persephone persephone 2×
- that persephone 2×