Persephone

Family: Greek gods · Role: goddess · First appears: Book 8 · Chapter 37

In Book 8, Chapter 37, Persephone is identified as the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Her general appellation is Despœna, while her private name is Persephone, as Homer and the earlier Pamphus give it.

Relationship record

Book 8 · Chapter 37

parent: Zeus “Her general appellation is Despœna, a name they also give to the Daughter of Zeus and Demeter, but her private name is Persephone, as Homer and still earlier Pamphus have given it”
parent: Demeter “Her general appellation is Despœna, a name they also give to the Daughter of Zeus and Demeter, but her private name is Persephone, as Homer and still earlier Pamphus have given it”
with Despœna (Despœna is described as an appellation also given to Persephone.) “Her general appellation is Despœna, a name they also give to the Daughter of Zeus and Demeter, but her private name is Persephone”
with Homer (Homer gave Persephone her private name.) “but her private name is Persephone, as Homer and still earlier Pamphus have given it”
with Pamphus (Pamphus gave Persephone her private name.) “but her private name is Persephone, as Homer and still earlier Pamphus have given it”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.