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πŸ‘€ Persephone

  • <span class="a type-6580" data-type_id="6580" data-object_id="8228853" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6580_8228853">🌍 Argos (city) </span>
  • Alternative names
    Core Kore Pherrephatte Persephassa Persephoneia
    Information
    daughter of Demeter
    Alternative name
    πŸ‘€ Luna alternative name for Persephone
    Rationalized form
    πŸ‘€ Kore (rat. Persephone) β€‚πŸ‘€ Phersephone (rat. Persephone)
    Sometimes conflated with
    πŸ‘€ Artemis
    LIMC headword
    Persephone
    Daughter of
    πŸ‘€ Demeter β€‚πŸ‘€ Zeus β€‚πŸ‘€ Styx (Oceanid)
    Wife of
    πŸ‘€ Hades
    Ruler of
    🌍 the Underworld
    Divine patron of
    🌍 Eleusis (Attica) β€‚πŸŒ Paros (island) β€‚πŸŒ Sicily (island) β€‚πŸŒ Antron (Thessaly) β€‚πŸŒ Acragas (Sicily)
    Creates
    🌍 River Hercyna (Boiotia)
    Cult sites
    🌍 the Grove of Persephone β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Temple of Kore Soteira at Spartaβ€‚πŸŒ Mysia (Argolid) β€‚πŸŒ the Sanctuary of the Great Goddesses at Megalopolis (Arcadia)β€‚πŸŒ Triphylia β€‚πŸŒ Syracuse (Sicily) β€‚πŸŒ the Sanctuary of Plouton at Acharaca (Asia Minor)
    Related Entities
    πŸ‘€ Admetos (Argonaut) β€‚πŸ‘€ Adonis β€‚πŸ‘€ Aithousa β€‚πŸ‘€ Aithra (m. of Theseus) β€‚πŸ‘€ Alcestis β€‚πŸ‘€ Althaia β€‚πŸ‘€ Amphitrite β€‚πŸ‘€ Aphrodite β€‚πŸ‘€ Apollo β€‚πŸ‘€ Ares β€‚πŸ‘€ Artemis β€‚πŸ‘€ Ascalaphos (s. of Acheron) β€‚πŸ‘€ Asclepios β€‚πŸ‘€ Athena β€‚πŸ‘€ Callirhoe (Oceanid) β€‚πŸ‘€ Cerberos (dog) β€‚πŸ‘€ Circe β€‚πŸ‘€ Cleio (Muse) β€‚πŸ‘€ Demeter β€‚πŸ‘€ Dionysos β€‚πŸ‘€ Doris (Oceanid) β€‚πŸ‘€ Electra (Oceanid) β€‚πŸŒ the Elysian Fields  πŸ‘₯ the Erinyes β€‚πŸ‘€ Eumolpos (Thracian) β€‚πŸ‘€ Eurydice (w. of Orpheus)β€‚πŸ‘€ Eurylochos (Ithacan) β€‚πŸ‘€ Ge (personification) β€‚πŸ‘€ Hera β€‚πŸ‘€ Hestia β€‚πŸ‘€ Poseidon β€‚πŸ‘€ Hades β€‚πŸ‘€ Rhea β€‚πŸ‘€ Zeus β€‚πŸ‘€ Ganymedes (s. of Tros) β€‚πŸŒ the Underworld β€‚πŸ‘€ Hephaistos β€‚πŸ‘€ Heracles β€‚πŸ‘€ Hermes β€‚πŸ‘€ Hyacinthos (Laconian) β€‚πŸ‘€ Iolaos β€‚πŸ‘€ Laodameia (w. of Protesilaos) β€‚πŸŒ Eleusis (Attica) β€‚πŸŒ Crete (island) β€‚πŸ‘€ Theseus β€‚πŸ‘€ Orpheus β€‚πŸ‘€ Peirithous (Lapith) β€‚πŸ‘€ Hecate (goddess)β€‚πŸ‘€ Helen  πŸ‘₯ the Horai β€‚πŸ‘€ Leto β€‚πŸ‘€ Meleagros β€‚πŸ‘€ Menoites  πŸ‘₯ the Moirai  πŸ‘₯ the Nereids β€‚πŸ‘€ Nereus β€‚πŸ‘€ Nike (personification)  πŸ‘₯ the Oceanids β€‚πŸ‘€ Odysseus β€‚πŸ‘€ Protesilaos β€‚πŸ‘€ Styx (Oceanid) β€‚πŸŒ Tartaros β€‚πŸ‘€ Teiresias β€‚πŸ‘€ Triptolemos β€‚πŸΊ the Head of Medousa β€‚πŸΊ the Club of Heracles  πŸ‘₯ the Cattle of Hades β€‚πŸΊ the Horn of Amaltheiaβ€‚πŸΊ the Golden Wand of Hermesβ€‚πŸŒ River Oceanos (unlocatable) β€‚πŸŒ Ithaca (island) β€‚πŸ‘€ Helios β€‚πŸŒ Boiotia β€‚πŸŒ Argos (city) β€‚πŸŒ Phylace (Thessaly) β€‚πŸŒ Thebes (Boiotia) β€‚πŸŒ Attica β€‚πŸŒ Helos (Laconia) β€‚πŸŒ Mount Olympos (N. Greece) β€‚πŸŒ Paros (island) β€‚πŸŒ Sicily (island) β€‚πŸŒ Tainaron (Laconia) β€‚πŸŒ River Styx (Underworld) β€‚πŸŒ Hermion (Argolid) β€‚πŸŒ Ausonia (Italy) β€‚πŸŒ River Acheloos (Aitolia) β€‚πŸŒ River Acheron (Underworld) β€‚πŸŒ the Garden of the Hesperides (unlocatable) β€‚πŸŒ Antron (Thessaly) β€‚πŸ‘€ Phaethon (s. of Helios) β€‚πŸ‘€ Eros β€‚πŸ‘€ Admete (Oceanid) β€‚πŸ‘€ Ianthe β€‚πŸ‘€ Ourania (Oceanid) β€‚πŸ‘€ Rhodeia (Oceanid) β€‚πŸ‘€ Galaxaura β€‚πŸ‘€ Melobosis β€‚πŸ‘€ Plouto (Oceanid) β€‚πŸ‘€ Ianeira (Oceanid) β€‚πŸ‘€ Acaste β€‚πŸ‘€ Chryseis (Oceanid) β€‚πŸ‘€ Calypso (Oceanid) β€‚πŸ‘€ Tyche β€‚πŸ‘€ Ocyrhoe (Oceanid) β€‚πŸ‘€ Phobos β€‚πŸŒ Erebos (Underworld) β€‚πŸ‘€ Hercyna (eponym) β€‚πŸ‘€ Eubouleus β€‚πŸŒ River Periphlegethon (Underworld) β€‚πŸŒ the Grove of Persephone β€‚πŸŒ River Cocytos (Underworld) β€‚πŸŒ River Lethe (Underworld) β€‚πŸ‘€ Leucippe (Oceanid) β€‚πŸ‘€ Ocnos β€‚πŸ‘€ Pelasgos (Argive) β€‚πŸ‘€ Perimedes (Ithacan) β€‚πŸ‘€ Polyboia (d. of Amyclas) β€‚πŸ‘€ Hygieia β€‚πŸ‘€ Phaino β€‚πŸ‘€ Chrysanthis β€‚πŸŒ the Sanctuary of Eleusinian Demeter near Mount Taygetos (Laconia)β€‚πŸ‘€ Cybele β€‚πŸŒ the Sanctuary of Sarapis at Athensβ€‚πŸ›οΈ the Temple of Kore Soteira at Spartaβ€‚πŸŒ Lebadeia (Boiotia) β€‚πŸŒ Mysia (Argolid) β€‚πŸŒ Erineos (Eleusis) β€‚πŸŒ the Rarian Plain (Eleusis) β€‚πŸ›οΈ Callichoron Well (Eleusis)  πŸ‘₯ the Daughters of Celeos β€‚πŸ›οΈ Anaclethris (Megara) β€‚πŸ‘€ Poine β€‚πŸŒ the Site of Persephone's abduction (Argolid)  ⏳ the Search of Demeter for Persephoneβ€‚πŸ›οΈ the Cave of Black Demeter (Arcadia) β€‚πŸΊ the Chariot of Triptolemos β€‚πŸŒ River Hercyna (Boiotia) β€‚πŸŒ the Sanctuary of the Great Goddesses at Megalopolis (Arcadia)β€‚πŸ‘€ Iacchos (Eleusinian) β€‚πŸ‘€ Agon β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Temple of Demeter at Eleusisβ€‚πŸΊ the Chariot of Hadesβ€‚πŸ‘€ Melite (Oceanid)β€‚πŸ‘€ Iache β€‚πŸ‘€ Rhodope (Oceanid)β€‚πŸŒ NysiΞΏn Plain (unlocatable) β€‚πŸŒ Triphylia β€‚πŸΊ the Chariot of Heliosβ€‚πŸŒ Syracuse (Sicily) β€‚πŸΊ the Lyre of Orpheusβ€‚πŸŒ Acragas (Sicily) β€‚πŸŒ the Land of the Melanes β€‚πŸ‘€ Metioche (Boiotian) β€‚πŸ‘€ Menippe (Boiotian)  ⭐ Metioche and Menippeβ€‚πŸŒ Hipponion (Italy)β€‚πŸ‘€ Minthe β€‚πŸŒ Mount Minthe (Elis)β€‚πŸŒ River Acheron (Elis)  πŸ‘₯ the Horses of Helios β€‚πŸŒ Campania (Italy) β€‚πŸŒ the Sanctuary of Plouton at Acharaca (Asia Minor)β€‚πŸΊ the Helmet of Odysseus
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 7.34β€‚πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 2.5.12β€‚πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.3.1β€‚πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.5.1β€‚πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.5.3β€‚πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.9.15β€‚πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.14.4β€‚πŸ“– Lycophron, Alexandra 662-711β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 1.2.4β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 4.30.4β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 1.18.4β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 1.38.3β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 1.38.5β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 1.43.2β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 8.37.9β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 9.39.2β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 2.18.3β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 2.36.7β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 5.26.2β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 8.31.2β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 8.42.2β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 9.31.9β€‚πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 10.490-10.521β€‚πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 10.508-11.49β€‚πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 11.628-11.640β€‚πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 1-32β€‚πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 51-89β€‚πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 334-356β€‚πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 375-385β€‚πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 405-433β€‚πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 434-440β€‚πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 441-469β€‚πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 483-495β€‚πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 13 to Demeter 1-3β€‚πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 40-50β€‚πŸ“– Euripides, Suppliant Women 1-41β€‚πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 9.529-9.581β€‚πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 301-324β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 3.20.5-3.20.6β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 3.19.3-3.19.4β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 1.14.1-1.14.3β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 1.41.3-1.41.6β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 8.42.1-8.42.4β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 5.17.3-5.17.4β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 5.20.2-5.20.3β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 9.23.3-9.23.5β€‚πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 1.23-1.24β€‚πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.5.1-1.5.3β€‚πŸ“– Hesiod, Theogony 767-774β€‚πŸ“– Hesiod, Theogony 912-914β€‚πŸ“– Euripides, Phoenician Women 638-689β€‚πŸ“– Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 123 Mostβ€‚πŸ“– Hesiod, Catabasis of Peirithous fr. 216 Mostβ€‚πŸ“– Minyad fr. 7 Westβ€‚πŸ“– Bacchylides, Odes 3β€‚πŸ“– Bacchylides, Odes 5β€‚πŸ“– Bacchylides fr. 47β€‚πŸ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 19.1 MacLeodβ€‚πŸ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 28.1-28.2 MacLeodβ€‚πŸ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 28.3 MacLeodβ€‚πŸ“– Lucian, On Funerals 6β€‚πŸ“– Lucian, Menippus, or the Descent into Hades 9β€‚πŸ“– Callimachus, Hymn to Demeter 1-23β€‚πŸ“– Minyad fr. 8 Westβ€‚πŸ“– Lucian, The Dance 40β€‚πŸ“– Pindar, Olympian 6 92-105β€‚πŸ“– Ps-Lucian, Charidemos 16β€‚πŸ“– Pindar, Olympian 14 1-24β€‚πŸ“– Corinna fr. 656 PMGβ€‚πŸ“– Pindar, Pythian 12 1-32β€‚πŸ“– Pindar, Nemean 1 1-18β€‚πŸ“– Pindar, Isthmian 8 49-60β€‚πŸ“– Strabo 6.1.5β€‚πŸ“– Euripides, Alcestis 326–365β€‚πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 3.144β€‚πŸ“– Pindar fr. 133 Snell-Maehlerβ€‚πŸ“– Strabo 8.3.14β€‚πŸ“– Strabo 8.3.15β€‚πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.104-6.128β€‚πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.201-2.271β€‚πŸ“– Strabo 16.2.38-16.2.39β€‚πŸ“– Strabo 14.1.44-14.1.45β€‚πŸ“– Vergil, Georgics 1.1-1.42β€‚πŸ“– Vergil, Georgics 4.453-4.527β€‚πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 6.1.6-6.1.10β€‚πŸ“– Callimachus, Epigram 39 Pfeifferβ€‚πŸ“– Callimachus, Hecale fr. 100 Hollisβ€‚πŸ“– Callimachus, Hecale fr. 172 Hollisβ€‚πŸ“– Callimachus, Hecale fr. 103 Hollisβ€‚πŸ“– Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 24: Ascalaphosβ€‚πŸ“– Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 25: Metioche and Menippeβ€‚βš’οΈ Parian Chronicle (Ashmolean 449945; IG XII, 5, 444; PHI 77668)β€‚πŸ“œ 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 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses D-Scholia, Iliad Ovid, Metamorphoses Callimachus, Epigram Vergil, Georgics Callimachus, Hecale
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Orpheus fr. 382 BernabΓ©β€‚πŸ“– Pamphosβ€‚πŸ“– Pindar fr. 258 Snell-Maehlerβ€‚πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 10.490-10.521β€‚πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 405-433β€‚πŸ“– Hellanicos fr. 168 Fowlerβ€‚πŸ“– Corinna fr. 656 PMGβ€‚πŸ“– Demetrios of Scepsis BNJ 2013 fr. 59β€‚πŸ“– Euhemerus test. 60 Winiarczykβ€‚πŸ“– Nicander, Heteroeumena fr. 56 Gow-Scholfieldβ€‚πŸ“– Nicander, Heteroeumena fr. 57 Gow-Scholfield
    Depictions
    🎨 Attic Red-Figure Krater in the manner of the Jena Painter (CAMU Ξ” 188; Beazley 30263; LIMC Hades 72)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Lucanian Red-Figure Nestoris attributed to the Primato Painter (Nicholson NM46.46.1-2; LIMC Herakles 3483)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Greek Terracotta Votive Figurine (Monash 127.011)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater attributed to the Polygnotan Group (Otago E48.67)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Wall Paintings from Casa e Panificio di Papirius Sabinus IX 3, 19-20, Pompeii (PALP r9-i3-p19-space-e)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Attic Black-Figure Plate attributed to the Gecko Painter (Otago E59.1; Beazley 6710)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Wall Paintings from Ara Capitale IX 11, 1, Pompeii (PALP r9-i11-p1)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Wall paintings from Casa di Trittolemo VII 7, 5, Pompeii (PALP r7-i7-p5-space-n)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Vatican 1195; ASR III. 1, no.26, pl. 6)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Capitoline 249; ASR III. 3, no. 392, pl. 125)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Wall paintings from Colombarium of the Caecilii, Ostia (Gregoriano Profano 10790)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Wall paintings from Colombarium of D. Folius Mela, Ostia (Gregoriano Profano 10789)
    Reported depictions
    πŸ›οΈ the Temple of Hera at Olympia β€‚πŸŒ the Sanctuary of the Great Goddesses at Megalopolis (Arcadia)β€‚πŸΊ the Tapestry of Arachne β€‚πŸŽ¨ Cult Statues in the Temple of Demeter, Athens, by Praxiteles (LIMC Demeter 14)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Throne of Apollo at Amyclai (LIMC Acheloos 219)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statues dedicated by Micythos of Tegea in the Temple of Zeus, Olympia (LIMC Aphrodite 137)
    Relevant to local traditions reported from of
    🌍 Argos (city)
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