Proserpina

Proserpina (/proʊˈsɜːrpɪnə/; Latin: Prōserpina) or Proserpine is the goddess of springtime and the queen of the underworld in Roman mythology. She was the daughter of Ceres. In Greek mythology, there was a goddess who was like Proserpina called Persephone. She was first brought to Rome in the year 204 BC. Many of her stories were based on those of the Greek goddess.

Her name is possibly derived from the Latin proserpere, meaning "to emerge or come forth".^[1][2]

1. ↑ As in Hesiod's Theogony and the "Homeric Hymn to Demeter; see Rayor, Diane (2004). The Homeric Hymns. University of California Press. pp. 107–109.
2. ↑ "Proserpina". American English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 15 July 2013.