Comments for the name Despoina

Comments for DESPOINA:

Despoina is also used as a reference for the Mother of Jesus, Maria.

-- Anonymous User  1/26/2005

This was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, in Greek Mythology, who was made queen of the underworld by Pluto. Her Roman equivalent is Proserpina.

-- wiswina  5/28/2005

From Indo-European *dem- "house". (from The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots)

-- earthnut  6/2/2007

Despoina was not the daughter of Zeus and Demeter as a previous commenter stated. The Greek equivalent of Proserpina was Persephone. Despoina was the daughter of Poseidon and Demeter.

-- lawruh  3/28/2010

Greek goddess of horses, also spelled Despoena.

-- tessareea1  7/1/2010

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