Kore
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Kore, also called Persephone, was the Greek goddess of grain and nature. She was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. After her uncle Hades kidnapped her and married her, she became the queen of the underworld and goddess of the dead. Her Roman equivalent is Proserpina.
Synonyms:
persephone, proserpina