Greek Mythology

Demeter  (Pronounced: dee-me-tur)

 

 

 

Family:  Daughter of: Cronus and Rhea

 

                    Siblings: Hestia

                                   Hera

                                   Hades

                                   Poseidon

                                   Zeus

 

                  Mother of: Persephone

                                   Despoina

                                   Arion

                                   Plutus

                                   Philomelus

                                   Eubuleus 

 

                    Consort:

 

Status: One of the Twelve Olympian Gods.

 

Title: Goddess of Agriculture, Law and Order, Grain, Bread and              the Cycle of Life.

 

Weapon of Choice: Demeter did not have a weapon she                                                  used, though it is said that she often                                                used her power of starvation to take                                                  revenge.

 

Symbols of Demeter: Torch - Represents knowledge.

                                       Cornucopia - Represents abundance                                                and nourishment.

 

Sacred Animal(s): Snake - Serpents pulled Demeter's chariot,                                    making them sacred to her.

                               Lizards - Represents death and resurrection.

 

Places of Worship: There are many temples dedicated to Demeter. Many are called the Temple of Demeter and some can be found in Selinunte in Sicily, the Island of Naxos, and Eleusis, Greece.

 

Roman Counterpart: Ceres

 

 

 

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