Proserpine

Proserpina

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Mythology surrounding Proserpina
The mythology and information about the Roman Goddess Proserpina. Proserpina is also referred to as Proserpine, Prosperine or Prosperina.

Name: Proserpina
Gender Female: Proserpina was a Goddess
Jurisdiction: Proserpina was described as being the Roman Goddess of the Underworld

Mythology: Mythical Family Tree or Relatives: Proserpina was believed to be the Goddess of the Underworld and she was the wife of Pluto
Her abduction and marriage to Pluto served as an emblem of the marital state
Depiction / Description / Symbol: Bat, the poppy, white rose and the pomegranate
Name of equivalent Greek Goddess: Persephone
Festivals of the Winter were associated with the festivals those associated with the dead and the underworld or with purification
Sacrifices to Proserpina - During sacrifices to the Roman gods the sex of the victim had to correspond to the sex of the god to whom it was offered. White animals were given to the gods of the upper world whereas black victims to the gods of the underworld

Myths about the Roman Goddess Proserpina