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Proserpina is Ceres’s daughter and Pluto’s love interest. After being struck with Cupid’s arrow, Pluto falls in love with Proserpina, kidnaps her, and takes her to Hades. There, Proserpina becomes the Queen of the underworld, but she is sad and afraid. Eventually, Ceres arranges for her to spend half her time back on land where she is much happier.
Proserpina Quotes in Metamorphoses
The Metamorphoses quotes below are all either spoken by Proserpina or refer to Proserpina . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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please use words which accord
with the facts of the case. Lord Pluto hasn’t committed a crime
but an act of love. No need for us to feel shame at the marriage,
if only you will accept it, Ceres. Setting aside
all other advantages, Pluto is Jupiter’s brother, no less!
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Proserpina Quotes in Metamorphoses
The Metamorphoses quotes below are all either spoken by Proserpina or refer to Proserpina . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
5.3
Quotes
please use words which accord
with the facts of the case. Lord Pluto hasn’t committed a crime
but an act of love. No need for us to feel shame at the marriage,
if only you will accept it, Ceres. Setting aside
all other advantages, Pluto is Jupiter’s brother, no less!
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Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
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