despoina
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- (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman ProserpinaSynonyms: PersephoneKoreCoraInstance of Greek deity
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Despoina prop. n.
Classical Mythology the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina. Syn. — Persephone, Kore, Cora.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5