On this page you'll find 7 example sentences with Proserpina. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as proserpine and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Proserpina in a sentence
Proserpina meaning
- The goddess of springtime, queen of the underworld and the wife of Pluto; the Roman equivalent of Persephone.
- 26 Proserpina, a main-belt asteroid.
- A fictitious planet beyond Pluto.
Synonyms of Proserpina
Using Proserpina
- The main meaning on this page is: The goddess of springtime, queen of the underworld and the wife of Pluto; the Roman equivalent of Persephone. | 26 Proserpina, a main-belt asteroid. | A fictitious planet beyond Pluto.
- Useful related words include: proserpine, roman deity.
- In the example corpus, proserpina often appears in combinations such as: proserpina is.
Context around Proserpina
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Proserpina
- In this selection, "proserpina" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, persephone, free and resides stand out and add context to how "proserpina" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include astronomy 26 proserpina is a and ceres and proserpina as mother. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "proserpina" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with proserpina
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Worried, Jupiter sent Mercury to order Pluto (Jupiter's brother) to free Proserpina. (13 words)
During the time that Proserpina resides with Pluto, the world goes through winter, a time when the earth is barren. (20 words)
In astronomy 26 Proserpina is a Main belt asteroid convert in diameter, which was discovered by Robert Luther in 1853. (20 words)
In 204 BC, a new "greek-style" cult to Ceres and Proserpina as "Mother and Maiden" was imported from southern Italy, along with Greek priestesses to serve it, and was installed in Ceres' Temple on Rome's Aventine Hill. (39 words)
Like Persephone, Proserpina is associated with the underworld realm and its ruler; and along with her mother Ceres, with the springtime growth of crops and the cycle of life, death and rebirth or renewal. (34 words)
In the autumn Ceres changes the leaves to shades of brown and orange (her favorite colors) as a gift to Proserpina before she has to return to the underworld. (29 words)
Example sentences (7)
During the time that Proserpina resides with Pluto, the world goes through winter, a time when the earth is barren.
In 204 BC, a new "greek-style" cult to Ceres and Proserpina as "Mother and Maiden" was imported from southern Italy, along with Greek priestesses to serve it, and was installed in Ceres' Temple on Rome's Aventine Hill.
In astronomy 26 Proserpina is a Main belt asteroid convert in diameter, which was discovered by Robert Luther in 1853.
In the autumn Ceres changes the leaves to shades of brown and orange (her favorite colors) as a gift to Proserpina before she has to return to the underworld.
Like Persephone, Proserpina is associated with the underworld realm and its ruler; and along with her mother Ceres, with the springtime growth of crops and the cycle of life, death and rebirth or renewal.
Unmarried girls should emulate the chastity of Proserpina, the maiden; married women should seek to emulate Ceres, the devoted and fruitful Mother.
Worried, Jupiter sent Mercury to order Pluto (Jupiter's brother) to free Proserpina.
Common combinations with proserpina
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- proserpina is 2×