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Persephone was the Queen of the Underworld
 "I 'd rather be a slave to the worst of masters than be king of all the dead."
Achilles, Main hero of the Trojan War |
Female statuette, most probably of Persephone, found in Piraeus, Greece
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Family Tree of Persephone
Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and the Greek goddess of vegetation, Demeter. Often she was defined as "Core", meaning the "maid".
The Role of Persephone
Persephone was abducted by Hades, the king of the dead and became the queen of the Underworld.
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Greek pronunciation
English pronunciation