# Proserpine — Poetry character guide

> Proserpine in Poetry by John Keats.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** thy

**First appearance:** 0049-endymion

## Who they are

The queen of the underworld, referenced in myth.

## In the story

### [Ode on Melancholy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/ode-on-melancholy)

Referenced as the owner of the ruby grape of nightshade, a symbol of death and the underworld.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/i)

Referenced as the owner of the ruby grape of nightshade.

## Links

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