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Goddess of agriculture, harvest, fertility and sacred law.
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A marble statue of Demeter, National Roman Museum
Other namesSito, Thesmophoros
AbodeMount Olympus
SymbolCornucopia, wheat, torch, bread
FestivalsThesmophoria, Eleusinian Mysteries
Personal information
ConsortIasion, Zeus, Carmanor, Poseidon
ChildrenPersephone, Despoina, Arion, Plutus, Philomelus, Eubuleus, Chrysothemis
ParentsCronus and Rhea
SiblingsHestia, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, Zeus, Chiron
Roman equivalentCeres


In Greek Mythology, Demeter's daughter Persephone was kidnapped by Hades, and made her bride. Demeter grieved the loss of her daughter, bringing on a long famine. Eventually an accord was met by which Persephone would spend part of the year underground, and the rest above ground with her mother. This cycle is the Mythological explanation for the seasons.

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