- Alternative names
- Core Kore Pherrephatte Persephassa Persephoneia
- Information
- daughter of Demeter
- Alternative name
- 👤 Luna alternative name for Persephone
- Rationalized form
- 👤 Kore (rat. Persephone) 👤 Phersephone (rat. Persephone)
- Sometimes conflated with
- 👤 Artemis
- LIMC headword
- Persephone
- Daughter of
- 👤 Demeter 👤 Zeus 👤 Styx (Oceanid)
- Wife of
- 👤 Hades
- Has children with
- 👤 Zeus
- Ruler of
- 🌍 the Underworld
- Divine patron of
- 🌍 Eleusis (Attica) 🌍 Paros (island) 🌍 Sicily (island) 🌍 Antron (Thessaly) 🌍 Acragas (Sicily)
- Creates
- 🌍 River Hercyna (Boiotia)
- Cult sites
- 🌍 the Grove of Persephone 🏛️ the Temple of Kore Soteira at Sparta 🌍 Mysia (Argolid) 🌍 the Sanctuary of the Great Goddesses at Megalopolis (Arcadia) 🌍 Triphylia 🌍 Syracuse (Sicily) 🏛️ Spring Cyane (Sicily) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Plouton at Acharaca (Asia Minor)
- Related Entities
- 👤 Admetos (Argonaut) 👤 Adonis 👤 Aithousa 👤 Aithra (m. of Theseus) 👤 Alcestis 👤 Althaia 👤 Amphitrite 👤 Aphrodite 👤 Apollo 👤 Ares 👤 Artemis 👤 Ascalaphos (s. of Acheron) 👤 Asclepios 👤 Athena 👤 Callirhoe (Oceanid) 👤 Cerberos (dog) 👤 Circe 👤 Cleio (Muse) 👤 Demeter 👤 Dionysos 👤 Doris (Oceanid) 👤 Electra (Oceanid) 🌍 the Elysian Fields 👥 the Erinyes 👤 Eumolpos (Thracian) 👤 Eurydice (w. of Orpheus) 👤 Eurylochos (Ithacan) 👤 Ge (personification) 👤 Hera 👤 Hestia 👤 Poseidon 👤 Hades 👤 Rhea 👤 Zeus 👤 Ganymedes (s. of Tros) 🌍 the Underworld 👤 Hephaistos 👤 Heracles 👤 Hermes 👤 Hyacinthos (Laconian) 👤 Iolaos 👤 Laodameia (w. of Protesilaos) 🌍 Eleusis (Attica) 🌍 Crete (island) 👤 Theseus 👤 Orpheus 👤 Peirithous (Lapith) 👤 Hecate (goddess) 👤 Helen 👥 the Horai 👤 Leto 👤 Meleagros 👤 Menoites 👥 the Moirai 👥 the Nereids 👤 Nereus 👤 Nike (personification) 👥 the Oceanids 👤 Odysseus 👤 Protesilaos 👤 Styx (Oceanid) 🌍 Tartaros 👤 Teiresias 👤 Triptolemos 🏺 the Head of Medousa 🏺 the Club of Heracles 👥 the Cattle of Hades 🏺 the Horn of Amaltheia 🏺 the Golden Wand of Hermes 🌍 River Oceanos (unlocatable) 🌍 Ithaca (island) 👤 Helios 🌍 Argos (city) 🌍 Phylace (Thessaly) 🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) 🌍 Attica 🌍 Helos (Laconia) 🌍 Mount Olympos (N. Greece) 🌍 Paros (island) 🌍 Sicily (island) 🌍 Tainaron (Laconia) 🌍 River Styx (Underworld) 🌍 Hermion (Argolid) 🌍 Ausonia (Italy) 🌍 River Acheloos (Aitolia) 🌍 River Acheron (Underworld) 🌍 the Garden of the Hesperides (unlocatable) 🌍 Antron (Thessaly) 👤 Phaethon (s. of Helios) 👤 Eros 👤 Admete (Oceanid) 👤 Ianthe 👤 Ourania (Oceanid) 👤 Rhodeia (Oceanid) 👤 Galaxaura 👤 Melobosis 👤 Plouto (Oceanid) 👤 Ianeira (Oceanid) 👤 Acaste 👤 Chryseis (Oceanid) 👤 Calypso (Oceanid) 👤 Tyche 👤 Ocyrhoe (Oceanid) 👤 Phobos 🌍 Erebos (Underworld) 👤 Hercyna (eponym) 👤 Eubouleus 🌍 River Periphlegethon (Underworld) 🌍 the Grove of Persephone 🌍 River Cocytos (Underworld) 🌍 River Lethe (Underworld) 👤 Leucippe (Oceanid) 👤 Ocnos 👤 Pelasgos (Argive) 👤 Perimedes (Ithacan) 👤 Polyboia (d. of Amyclas) 👤 Hygieia 👤 Phaino 👤 Chrysanthis 🌍 the Sanctuary of Eleusinian Demeter near Mount Taygetos (Laconia) 👤 Cybele 🌍 the Sanctuary of Sarapis at Athens 🏛️ the Temple of Kore Soteira at Sparta 🌍 Lebadeia (Boiotia) 🌍 Mysia (Argolid) 🌍 Erineos (Eleusis) 🌍 the Rarian Plain (Eleusis) 🏛️ Callichoron Well (Eleusis) 👥 the Daughters of Celeos 🏛️ Anaclethris (Megara) 👤 Poine 🌍 the Site of Persephone's abduction (Argolid) ⏳ the Search of Demeter for Persephone 🏛️ the Cave of Black Demeter (Arcadia) 🏺 the Chariot of Triptolemos 🌍 River Hercyna (Boiotia) 🌍 the Sanctuary of the Great Goddesses at Megalopolis (Arcadia) 👤 Iacchos (Eleusinian) 👤 Agon 🏛️ the Temple of Demeter at Eleusis 🏺 the Chariot of Hades 👤 Melite (Oceanid) 👤 Iache 👤 Rhodope (Oceanid) 🌍 Nysiοn Plain (unlocatable) 🌍 Triphylia 🏺 the Chariot of Helios 🌍 Syracuse (Sicily) 🏺 the Lyre of Orpheus 🌍 Acragas (Sicily) 🌍 the Land of the Melanes 👤 Metioche (Boiotian) 👤 Menippe (Boiotian) ⭐ Metioche and Menippe (comets) 🌍 Hipponion (Italy) 👤 Minthe 🌍 Mount Minthe (Elis) 🌍 River Acheron (Elis) 👥 the Horses of Helios 🌍 Campania (Italy) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Plouton at Acharaca (Asia Minor) 🏺 the Helmet of Odysseus
- Mentioned by
- 📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 7.34 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.12 📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.3.1 📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.5.1 📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.5.3 📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.15 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.14.4 📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 662-711 📖 Pausanias 1.2.4 📖 Pausanias 4.30.4 📖 Pausanias 1.18.4 📖 Pausanias 1.38.3 📖 Pausanias 1.38.5 📖 Pausanias 1.43.2 📖 Pausanias 8.37.9 📖 Pausanias 9.39.2 📖 Pausanias 2.18.3 📖 Pausanias 2.36.7 📖 Pausanias 5.26.2 📖 Pausanias 8.31.2 📖 Pausanias 8.42.2 📖 Pausanias 9.31.9 📖 Homer, Odyssey 10.490-10.521 📖 Homer, Odyssey 10.508-11.49 📖 Homer, Odyssey 11.628-11.640 📖 Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 1-32 📖 Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 51-89 📖 Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 334-356 📖 Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 375-385 📖 Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 405-433 📖 Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 434-440 📖 Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 441-469 📖 Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 483-495 📖 Homeric Hymn 13 to Demeter 1-3 📖 Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 40-50 📖 Euripides, Suppliant Women 1-41 📖 Homer, Iliad 9.529-9.581 📖 Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 301-324 📖 Pausanias 3.20.5-3.20.6 📖 Pausanias 3.19.3-3.19.4 📖 Pausanias 1.14.1-1.14.3 📖 Pausanias 1.41.3-1.41.6 📖 Pausanias 8.42.1-8.42.4 📖 Pausanias 5.17.3-5.17.4 📖 Pausanias 5.20.2-5.20.3 📖 Pausanias 9.23.3-9.23.5 📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 1.23-1.24 📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.5.1-1.5.3 📖 Hesiod, Theogony 767-774 📖 Hesiod, Theogony 912-914 📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 638-689 📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 123 Most 📖 Hesiod, Catabasis of Peirithous fr. 216 Most 📖 Minyad fr. 7 West 📖 Bacchylides, Odes 3 📖 Bacchylides, Odes 5 📖 Bacchylides fr. 47 📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 19.1 MacLeod 📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 28.1-28.2 MacLeod 📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 28.3 MacLeod 📖 Lucian, On Funerals 6 📖 Lucian, Menippus, or the Descent into Hades 9 📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Demeter 1-23 📖 Minyad fr. 8 West 📖 Lucian, The Dance 40 📖 Pindar, Olympian 6 92-105 📖 Ps-Lucian, Charidemos 16 📖 Pindar, Olympian 14 1-24 📖 Corinna fr. 656 PMG 📖 Pindar, Pythian 12 1-32 📖 Pindar, Nemean 1 1-18 📖 Pindar, Isthmian 8 49-60 📖 Strabo 6.1.5 📖 Euripides, Alcestis 326–365 📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 3.144 📖 Pindar fr. 133 Snell-Maehler 📖 Strabo 8.3.14 📖 Strabo 8.3.15 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.104-6.128 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.201-2.271 📖 Strabo 16.2.38-16.2.39 📖 Strabo 14.1.44-14.1.45 📖 Vergil, Georgics 1.1-1.42 📖 Vergil, Georgics 4.453-4.527 📖 Diodoros, Library 6.1.6-6.1.10 📖 Callimachus, Epigram 39 Pfeiffer 📖 Callimachus, Hecale fr. 100 Hollis 📖 Callimachus, Hecale fr. 172 Hollis 📖 Callimachus, Hecale fr. 103 Hollis ⚒️ Parian Chronicle 449945 XII, 5, 444 77668 📜 P.Mich. inv. 1447 verso
- Mentioned in Text
- Apollodoros, Epitome Apollodoros, Library Homer, Iliad Hesiod, Theogony Lycophron, Alexandra Homer, Odyssey Minyad Pindar, Olympian 6 Pausanias Pindar Corinna Euripides, Suppliant Women Euripides, Alcestis Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter Homeric Hymn 13 to Demeter Hesiod, Ehoiai Euripides, Phoenician Women Strabo Hesiod, Catabasis of Peirithous Bacchylides, Odes Bacchylides Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead Lucian, On Funerals Lucian, Menippus, or the Descent into Hades Callimachus, Hymn to Demeter Lucian, The Dance Ps-Lucian, Charidemos Pindar, Olympian 14 Pindar, Pythian 12 Pindar, Nemean 1 Pindar, Isthmian 8 Diodoros, Library D-Scholia, Iliad Ovid, Metamorphoses Callimachus, Epigram Vergil, Georgics Callimachus, Hecale
- Mentioned in citation of
- 📖 Orpheus fr. 382 PEG 📖 Pamphos 📖 Pindar fr. 258 Snell-Maehler 📖 Homer, Odyssey 10.490-10.521 📖 Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 405-433 📖 Hellanicos fr. 168 Fowler 📖 Demetrios of Scepsis BNJ 2013 fr. 59 📖 Euhemerus test. 60 Winiarczyk
- Depictions
- 🏛️ the Temple of Hera at Olympia 🌍 the Sanctuary of the Great Goddesses at Megalopolis (Arcadia) 🏺 the Tapestry of Arachne 🎨 Attic Red-Figure Krater in the manner of the Jena Painter (CAMU Δ 188; Beazley 30263; LIMC Hades 72) 🎨 Lucanian Red-Figure Nestoris attributed to the Primato Painter (Nicholson NM46.46.1-2; LIMC Herakles 3483) 🎨 Greek Terracotta Votive Figurine (Monash 127.011) 🎨 Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater attributed to the Polygnotan Group (Otago E48.67) 🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa e Panificio di Papirius Sabinus IX 3, 19-20, Pompeii (PALP r9-i3-p19-space-e) 🎨 Attic Black-Figure Plate attributed to the Gecko Painter (Otago E59.1; Beazley 6710) 🎨 Wall Paintings from Ara Capitale IX 11, 1, Pompeii (PALP r9-i11-p1) 🎨 Wall paintings from Casa di Trittolemo VII 7, 5, Pompeii (PALP r7-i7-p5-space-n) 🎨 Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Vatican 1195; ASR III. 1, no.26, pl. 6) 🎨 Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Capitoline 249; ASR III. 3, no. 392, pl. 125) 🎨 Wall paintings from Colombarium of the Caecilii, Ostia (Gregoriano Profano 10790) 🎨 Wall paintings from Colombarium of D. Folius Mela, Ostia (Gregoriano Profano 10789)
- Reported depictions
- 🏛️ the Temple of Hera at Olympia 🌍 the Sanctuary of the Great Goddesses at Megalopolis (Arcadia) 🏺 the Tapestry of Arachne 🎨 Cult Statues in the Temple of Demeter, Athens, by Praxiteles (LIMC Demeter 14) 🎨 Throne of Apollo at Amyclai (LIMC Acheloos 219) 🎨 Statues dedicated by Micythos of Tegea in the Temple of Zeus, Olympia (LIMC Aphrodite 137)
- Relevant to local traditions reported from of
- 🌍 Argos (city)