Snow White Wasn't The First Disney Princess: Here's The Animated Heroine Who Debuted 3 Years Earlier

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By Amanda Mullen

Published 3 hours ago

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs often gets the credit for introducing the first Disney princess, but another project did so three years earlier.

Snow White is often considered the first Disney princess, but Persephone from The Goddess of Spring actually debuted three years earlier.
Persephone, based on the Greek goddess, meets the requirements to be a traditional Disney princess and set the standard for Snow White and future leading ladies.
Persephone's appearance, gestures, and bond with animals in The Goddess of Spring influenced the design and characteristics of later Disney princesses.