DESPOINA

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• DESPOINA (noun)
  The noun DESPOINA has 1 sense:

1. (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina

  Familiarity information: DESPOINA used as a noun is very rare.

• DESPOINA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Cora; Despoina; Kore; Persephone

Instance hypernyms:

Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)

 Context examples 

Senior author Dr Despoina Mavridou, from the Department of Life Sciences at Imperial, said: This behavior is strongly reminiscent of the human 'divide and conquer' strategy, famously delineated by Niccolò Machiavelli in his book The Art of War and shows that bacteria are capable of very elaborate warfare tactics.

(Bacteria Can 'Divide and Conquer' to Vanquish Their Enemies, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)