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Proserpina

daughter of Ceres and wife of Pluto, Latin (or Etruscan) modification of Greek Persephone, perhaps influenced by Latin proserpere "to creep forth" on notion of the germination of plants.

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Definitions of Proserpina from WordNet

Proserpina (n.)
goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone;
Synonyms: Proserpine
From wordnet.princeton.edu