Proper noun
A
minor
deity
,
the
queen
of
the
Underworld
/
Hades
,
and
goddess
of
the
seasons
and
vegetation
.
Originally
named
Kore
/
Core
,
she
is
the
daughter
of
Zeus
and
Demeter
;
and
the
wife
of
Hades
.
Her
Roman
counterpart
is
Proserpina
.