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Demeter Alternatvie Names: Demeter (English pronunciation: /dəˈmiːtər/; də-MEE-tər) Δημήτηρ ( Greek , probably "earth-mother"), Dēmētēr, Ceres, 데메테르, 디메터, 케레스, 세레스 Demeter is the goddess of corn, grain, and the harvest. She is the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. It is Demeter that makes the crops grow each year. The first loaf of bread from the harvest is sacrificed to her. Demeter is intimately associated with the seasons. Her daughter Persephone was abducted by Hades to be his wife in the underworld. In her anger at her daughter's loss Demeter laid a curse on the world that caused plants to wither and die, the land became desolate. Zeus became alarmed and sought Persephone's return. However, because she had eaten while in the underworld Hades had a claim on her. Therefore, it was decreed that Persephone would spend four months each year in the underworld. During these months Demeter grieves her daughters absence, and withdraws her gifts from the world, creating ...

Deities of agriculture, corn, grain and/or harvest Acca Larentia (Acca Laurentia) Roman ♀ a mythical woman, later goddess, in Roman mythology Athena Greek ♀ the goddess of the city, handicrafts, agriculture, and wisdom Ceres Roman ♀ the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Demeter Demeter Greek ♀ the goddess of grain and fertility, the pure nourisher of the youth and the green earth, the health-giving cycle of life and death, and preserver of marriage and the sacred law Minerva Roman ♀ the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Athena Links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Deities_by_association