Diminutives in use include Effie, Perci, Percy, Persi, Persie, Persy, Sephie or Sephy.
With ties to the natural world, like Willow and Daisy, and a sound that is popular with so many names right now, Persephone feels like a great choice for a stylish, seasonal name for a daughter.
The story of Persephone and Hades is one of the most famous in Greek mythology: Persephone, Greek Goddess of spring and fertility, married Hades, King of the underworld.
Persephone was the 775th most popular girls name. In 2021 there were 364 baby girls named Persephone. 1 out of every 4,889 baby girls born in 2021 are named Persephone.
Persephone is her name as mistress of the house of Hades. In these rites, she is often referred to as Kore, which means, simply, “maiden.”
Some Greeks feared her even more than Hades, reportedly using her name to curse enemies. She was in no way weak and was one of the few who personified duality by being able to hold the roles Queen of the Underworld and a Spring Goddess. Part of that was due to Hades supporting her in both roles.
Minthe was a nymph of the river Cocytus who became Hades' mistress. A jealous Persephone trampled the nymph under her foot, transforming her into garden mint in the process. According to a scholiast on Nicander, Hades turned his dead lover into the mint herb after Persephone tore her into pieces for sleeping with him.
In the myth of Persephone and Adonis, Persephone and Aphrodite had both fallen in love with the mortal man Adonis. Zeus ordered Adonis to split his time between Aphrodite and Persephone. Adonis would spend time on the earth with Aphrodite, and then he would go to the underworld to spend time with Persephone.
Persephone should be honored with altars of flowers and with crystals that express the joy of spring with bright colors of green and gold, reflecting the new growth of grain, and the harvest. Peridot, green Tourmaline, and Dioptase are excellent bright green crystals.
Gender of the name Persephone:
Persephone is a girl's name.
Persephone is linked both as Hera's opposite (see pomegranante from the stories section) and as Venus's opposite. She is often mistaken for Hecate, and the two probably came from similar sources.
Persephone was usually depicted as a young goddess holding sheafs of grain and a flaming torch. Sometimes she was shown in the company of her mother Demeter, and the hero Triptolemos, the teacher of agriculture. At other times she appears enthroned beside Haides.
Additional facts about Persephone
Persephone and Hades had two children; one daughter, Melinoë,and one son, Zagreus.
Persephone and Hades had two children; one daughter, Melinoë and one son, Zagreus. Melinoë became the goddess of nightmares and madness. Zagreus was a minor Greek god.
Persephone has very pale skin and red hair. Athena once mistook that Persephone looked like 'another statue, coming to life' .
Virgo is the name for Persephone, who was the daughter of Demeter, the goddess of agriculture.
Appearance. Persephone is a petite and curvy young woman with pink skin, pink eyes, and pink hair. She has been described as being extremely beautiful, even rivalling Aphrodite in various circumstances.
As time went on, Persephone fell in love with Hades and they built an empire which they ruled together as equals. She would become the young, naïve daughter when she descended on earth and rise to the position of the fearsome Queen of the Dead when she ruled alongside her husband.
Hades became the ruler of the Underworld. Hades was married to his niece, Persephone, whom he abducted [See Demeter].
Persephone slipped beneath the Earth and Hades stole her to the Underworld where he made her his wife. The myth says that Persephone was very unhappy, but after much time, she came to love the cold-blooded Hades and lived happily with him.
At a party, during which Hades sees Persephone for the first time, he remarks that she is even more beautiful than Aphrodite.
Type of Villain
Persephone is the main antagonist of God of War: Chains of Olympus.
Hades: The Most Loyal Greek God
Whilst Zeus and Poseidon – Hades' brothers – are widely known for their affairs, Hades remained loyal to Persephone.