Save Gender Feminine Usage Greek Mythology Scripts Ἀζησία(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. ə-ZEE-see-ə, ə-ZEE-zhə [key] Meaning & History An epithet of the Greek goddesses Demeter and Persephone, likely derived from Greek ἄζη (azê) meaning "dry dirt" or ἄζω (azô) meaning "to dry up, parch" (compare Azalea).