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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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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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This quote is a portion of what Jupiter says to Ceres when she implores him to rescue Proserpina, who has been kidnapped by Pluto and taken to Hades. Jupiter first asks Ceres to “use words which accord with the facts of the case,” and then explains that Pluto’s kidnap and rape of Proserpina was not a “crime” but rather an “act of love.” In this way, Jupiter suggests that Ceres has conflated the word “crime” with the word “love,” and that this conflation is affecting her opinion as to the proper way to address what has happened. Therefore, in putting Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accusantium iusto voluptas. Totam quae corporis. Impedit non ut. Incidunt rerum est. Aperiam doloremque eum. Animi soluta perspiciatis.
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Proserpina Character Timeline in Metamorphoses
The timeline below shows where the character Proserpina appears in Metamorphoses. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Book 5: Calliope’s Song: The Rape of Proserpina
One day, Ceres’s daughter Proserpina is picking flowers beside a shady lake. Pluto sees her and falls in love with...
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...turns the boy into a spotted newt. As she returns discouraged to Sicily, she notices Proserpina’s cloak in the nymph’s pool. Ceres tears at her hair in grief and curses the...
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...on the land. The nymph tells Ceres that she recently traveled to Hades and spotted Proserpina there. Although Proserpina looked sad and afraid, she was queen of the underworld. Still in...
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...he is lord of Hades, Pluto is Jupiter’s brother, and therefore a worthy match for Proserpina. However, Jupiter says that he will rescue Proserpina as long as she hasn’t eaten any...
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Similar to the tattling nymph, Proserpina’s friends are given bird’s wings and feet. However, they requested the gods for these so...
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