Persephone is a Greek goddess.

Persephone may also refer to:

Science

Planetary science

  • 399 Persephone, an asteroid
  • An early proposed name for the dwarf planet Eris
  • An early proposed name for Pluto's moon Charon
  • A proposed name for Planet Nine
  • Persephone (spacecraft), a proposed orbiter mission to the Pluto system

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
  • Papilio persephone Fabricus, former name for the butterfly Acraea egina
  • Papilio persephone, former name for the butterfly Erebia pluto
  • Prodryas persephone, an extinct species of butterfly
  • Aeshna persephone, a species of dragonfly
  • Eumillipes persephone, a species of millipede
  • Arctia persephone, former name for the Apantesis anna moth
  • Catoptria persephone, a species of moth
  • Eilema persephone, a species of moth
  • Hypercompe persephone, a species of moth
  • Stygioides persephone, a species of moth
  • Opisthoteuthis persephone, a species of octopus
  • Confuga persephone, a species of planthopper
  • Petrogale persephone, a species of rock-wallaby
  • Volutomitra persephone, a species of sea snail
  • Amphisbaena persephone, a species of worm lizard

Media

Artwork

  • Persephone (painting), 1939, by Thomas Hart Benton
  • Persephone (sculpture), circa 1840, by Armand Toussaint

Music

  • Persephone (instrument), an electronic fingerboard synthesizer
  • Perséphone (Stravinsky), a 1934 musical work
  • "Persephone", a song by Dead Can Dance from Within the Realm of a Dying Sun
  • "Persephone", a song by Cocteau Twins from Treasure
  • "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

Science fiction

  • Persephone (planet), any of several fictional planets in various science fiction works

Television

  • Persephone (tugboat), a salvage ship in the Canadian comedy drama The Beachcombers
  • Persephone, a planet in the series Firefly

Other uses

  • Persephone (given name)
  • Persephone Books, a British publisher
  • The Persephone Painter (ca. 475 to 425 BCE), the pseudonym of an ancient Attic Greek vase painter

See also

  • Persephone in popular culture
  • Proserpina (disambiguation), the Roman equivalent to "Persephone"
  • Persefone, a metal band from Andorra
  • Persophone, a speaker of the Persian language