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Persephone became queen of the underworld.
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Is it true that Persephone became queen of the underworld?
Yes. Multiple reference works and myth summaries state that Persephone became queen of the underworld, typically after her abduction by Hades. A few items narrate only the abduction without explicitly naming her queenship.
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Persephone. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persephone
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Persephone (The Matrix). (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persephone_(The_Matrix)
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Scan-the-World (2026). Demeter and Persephone. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21377439
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GODDESSES IN EVERYWOMAN/GODS IN EVERYMAN. (2003). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780965011891
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Caitlin, J. (2003). The complete book of astrology. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/completebookofas0000john
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Shinoda, B. J. (n.d.). Goddesses in everywoman : a new psychology of women. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/goddessesinevery0000bole
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UXL encyclopedia of world mythology. (2009). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/uxlencyclopediao0004unse
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Scan-the-World (2026). Relief perhaps representing Persephone at The British Museum, London. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21243499
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Scan-the-World (2026). Adorants approaching Demeter and Persephone. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21693181
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Scan-the-World (2026). Altar with the rape of Persephone relief. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21693249
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