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