Proserpina

Latin-English

Proserpĭn|a, -ae. (proˈzer.pi.na) fem.

1. Persephone, goddess of the underworld.

[Greek Περσεφόνη Persephonē.]

Loci

• αʹ Vitruvius, De Architectura 1.2:

Veneri, Florae, Proserpinae, Fonti, Lumphis Corinthio genere constitutae aptas videbuntur habere proprietates, quod his diis propter teneritatem graciliora et florida foliisque et volutis ornata opera facta augere videbuntur iustum decorem.

[Temples] to Venus, Flora, Proserpine, Fons, and the Nymphs constructed in the Corinthian style seem to have the qualities appropriate to these gods on account of their tenderness; the works made slenderer and flowery, decorated with leaves and volutes, seem to enhance the beauty proper to them.