Lucifera
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Lucifera is a fictional daughter of Pluto created by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queene, derived from a 16th‑century mythographic translation of the Greek epithet of Hecate meaning "light‑bearer."
When
- First attested
- 1590 CE
- Attested period
- 1590 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in Spenser's 1590s epic poem.
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In The Faerie Queene (1590s), Edmund Spenser invents a daughter for Pluto whom he calls Lucifera.”
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