Persephone the Goddess in Myth & Astrology, Ceres and Hades, Asteroid Proserpina. There are two listed Asteroids for the Queen of the Underworld. The first main belt asteroid discovered was Roman Proserpina, Asteriod 26 in 1853. Followed by the Greek Persephone, Asteroid 399, discovered in 1895. Because these names were already taken, Eris could not be named Persephone when it was discovered in 2005 despite it being the favourite. But it all worked out for the best I think, which you will see as we continue our journey through the Underworld. Now we will look at both the Greek and the Roman version of the Persephone Myth and see if there is a difference between the two. 9 The Greek Myth Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, she is also known as Kore in modern English. As Kore she is the vegetation goddess. In Greek art she is often portrayed as carrying a sheaf of grain just like the Virgin in Constellation Virgo. So you see already that Persephone symbolism can very easily become part of Ceres’s attributes. In the myth, Persephone is abducted by Hades while she is out picking flowers. A great chasm opens up in […]
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