Persephone (disambiguation)

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