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Persephone: Media
Greek goddess
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numismatics
Rare gold coin from Carthage depicting the goddess Persephone, 441–317 bce....
G. Dagli Orti—De Agostini/age fotostock
Hades and Persephone
Hades and Persephone in the underworld, interior of a Greek red-figured kylix (cup),...
Ancient Art & Architecture Collection Ltd./Alamy
Gian Lorenzo Bernini: Pluto and Proserpina
Pluto and Proserpina, marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1621–22;...
Anderson—Alinari/Art Resource, New York
Hades and Persephone
Hades and Persephone in the underworld, interior of a red-figure cup, Greek, from...
Courtesy of the trustees of the British Museum
Persephone being carried off to the underworld
Persephone being carried off to the underworld, terra-cotta plaque from the sanctuary...
Leonard Von Matt/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
underworld of Greek mythology
An 18th-century engraving depicting the underworld of Greek mythology, showing (foreground)...
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Pluto and Persephone enthroned
Pluto and Persephone enthroned, with Cerberus at their feet, from Les Echecs...
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