Persephone (disambiguation)

Persephone is a Greek goddess. See also Proserpina, her Roman equivalent, and Proserpina (disambiguation).

Persephone may also refer to:

• Persephone Books, an independent publisher of mostly women's writing in London
• The Persephone, a salvage ship in The Beachcombers
• Abbreviation, Psph.

Science

Astronomy

• The asteroid 399 Persephone
• A conjectured name for a planet beyond Pluto (see also #Science fiction, below)
• As such, an early proposed name for Eris (dwarf planet) and Charon (moon)
• Alternate name for Planet Nine (2016 hypothesis)

Botany

• Buddleja davidii 'Persephone'

Zoology

• Anthophorula persephone, an extinct species of bee
• Rhadine persephone, a species of beetle
• Betta persephone, a species of betta fish
• Chazara persephone, a species of butterfly
• Prodryas persephone, an extinct species of butterfly
• Aeshna persephone, a species of dragonfly
• Eilema persephone, a species of moth
• Catoptria persephone, a species of moth
• Stygioides persephone, a species of moth
• Hypercompe persephone, a species of moth
• Volutomitra persephone, a species of sea snail
• Petrogale persephone, a species of Rock-wallaby
• Amphisbaena persephone, a species of worm lizard

Media

Fictional characters

• Persephone (The Matrix), a fictional character in the Matrix film trilogy
• Persephone or Rachel Blake, a character in The Lost Experience
• Persephone, a character in Jeff Noon's novel Pollen
• Persephone, a character in Stripperella
• Persephone, the Goddess of Life in the computer game Sacrifice
• Persephone is a character in Michael R. McGuire's play Persephone Rules!
• Persephone, a character in Herc's Adventures
• Persephone "Sephy" Hadley, main character in the Noughts & Crosses series of novels by Malorie Blackman
• Persephone, minor enemies in some Castlevania games
• Persephone, a character in General Protection Fault
• Persephone, an Amazon in Wonder Woman (film)
• Persephone, the daughter of Admiral Lockwood, and object of Commander Kydd's affections, in the book The Admiral's Daughter
• Persephone Poodle, a Webkinz character
• Persephone, a Fairy character who sells upgrades in the Activision computer game Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (game)
• Persephone "Persie" Towyn, sister of Lady Agnes Holland in the BBC TV Series Upstairs Downstairs

Science fiction

• The name of a planet beyond Pluto in several science fiction works (see #Astronomy above)
• Persephone, a planet in Firefly

Music

• Persephone (musical instrument), an electronic fingerboard synthesizer
• Perséphone a 1934 musical work by Stravinsky
• Persefone, a metal band from Andorra
• Persephone (band), see de:Persephone (Band)
• "Persephone", a song by Dead Can Dance from Within Realm of Dying Sun
• "Persephone", a song by Cocteau Twins from Treasure
• "Persephone", a song by Third Eye Blind
• "Persephone", a song by Kingfisher Sky from Hallway of Dreams
• "Persephone", a song by Patricia Barber from Mythologies
• "Persephone", a song by Wishbone Ash from There's the Rub
• "Persephone", a song by Opeth from Sorceress
• "Perséphone", a song by Year of No Light from Ausserwelt
• "Persephone Dancing", a song by Casey Stratton

Painting

• Persephone (painting), a 1939 painting by Thomas Hart Benton

Not to be confused with

• Persophone, a speaker of the Persian language