Persephone
Culture & Region
Ancient Greece
Time Period
c. 7th-6th century BCE prominence; earlier as Kore
Domains
Underworld queenspringvegetationdeathrebirth
Symbols & Animals
Pomegranatetorchflowerswheatbatram
Sacred Sites & Cult Centers
- Eleusis
- Locri
- Sicily
- Cnidus
Key Myths & Stories
Abducted by Hades; seasonal return; Eleusinian Mysteries; underworld sovereignty
Related Deities
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