guide to the gods (theoi),
spirits (daimones),
fabulous creatures (theres)
and heroes of ancient
greek mythology
and religion.
i shall name this project tragedy
like my life
or not.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING ANYMORE SOMEBODY HELP ME PLS
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GREEK NAME Δημητηρ
TRANSLITERATION Dêmêtêr
LATIN SPELLING Demeter
ROMAN NAME Ceres
DEMETER was the Olympian goddess of agriculture, grain and bread who sustained mankind with the earth's rich bounty. She presided over the foremost of the Mystery Cults which promised its intiates the path to a blessed afterlife in the realm of Elysium. Demeter was depicted as a mature woman, often wearing a crown and bearing sheafs of wheat or a cornucopia (horn of plenty), and a torch.
M Y T H S
The abduction of her daughter Persephone by Hades, and the great dearth she brought down upon the earth.
The nursing of Demophoon, the young son of King Keleus (Celeus) of Eleusis.
The journeys of Triptolemos, a hero sent by the goddess to instruct mankind in agriculture.
Her assault by Poseidon who forcefully coupled with her in the form of a horse.
The punishment of Erysikhthon (Erysichthon) who was cursed with an unquenchable hunger by the goddess for cutting down her holy grove.
PARENTS cronus and rhea GODDESS OF grain, bread, agriculture SYMBOLS sheaf of grain, cornucopia SACRED ANIMALS snake, pig SACREDPLANTS wheat, mint, poppy RETINUE plutus, hecate, triptolemus, iacchus OTHER NAMES deo
