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Persephone Gian Lorenzo Bernini: Pluto and Proserpina Hades and Persephone Persephone being carried off to the underworld Underworld of Greek mythology Medieval manuscript illustration showing Hades and Persephone enthroned with the three-headed dog Cerberus at their feet, musicians playing instruments, and tortured souls in the background.
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Hades. Persephone. Hades (aka Pluto or Pluton)& Persephone enthroned. God&Goddess of underworld sit. 3 headed dog Cerberus at feet. Females on harp and rebec (L)men on harps or tortured. Les Echecs amoureux, Manuscript produced 4 Louise de Savoy,15th c.
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Persephone: References & Edit History

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  • Gitanjali Roy
    Gitanjali Roy is deputy managing editor, Encyclopaedia Britannica. She has over two decades of editorial experience across digital and broadcast media.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article thoroughly revised. Oct 30, 2026
Modified link of Web site: Perseus Digital Library - A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology - Perse'phone. Aug 24, 2026
Add new Web site: Heritage History - Proserpine. Feb 06, 2026
Add new Web site: The Claremont Colleges Pressbooks - Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece - Persephone’s Story in Fragments. Dec 10, 2025
Add new Web site: MHCC Library Press - Demeter and Persephone (PDF). Jul 30, 2025
Add new Web site: Digital Commons at Lindenwood University - Persephone and Hades: A study of representation in art and culture (PDF). Jun 11, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - From: School Radio - Persephone. Feb 03, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Persephone, the Threshing Maiden. Jul 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Greek Gods and Goddesses - Persephone. May 28, 2024
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - The Story of Demeter and Persephone. Feb 15, 2024
Add new Web site: Greek Legends and Myths - The Goddess Persephone in Greek Mythology. Jan 03, 2024
Add new Web site: PBS - Persephone: Bringer of Life or Destruction? Nov 15, 2023
Add new Web site: My Hero - Persephone. Aug 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Perseus Digital Library - A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology - Perse'phone. Apr 26, 2023
Add new Web site: Theoi - Persephone. Aug 26, 2022
Add new Web site: Mythology.net - Persephone. Mar 28, 2022
Add new Web site: Mythopedia - Persephone. Mar 28, 2022
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Persephone. Jan 25, 2019
Cross-references added. Sep 13, 2017
Added a space before "Proserpine." Jul 05, 2017
Add new Web site: In2Greece - Persephone. Feb 07, 2013
Added new Web site: Window To The Universe - Persephone. Apr 29, 2009
Added new Web site: Window To The Universe - Persephone. Apr 22, 2009
Added new Web site: Encyclopedia Mythica - Persephone. Apr 02, 2008
Added new Web site: Theoi Greek Mythology - Persephone. Apr 02, 2008
Added new Web site: Sweet Briar College - Demeter and Persephone. Apr 02, 2008
Added new Web site: Kidipede History for Kids - Persephone. Apr 02, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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