Demeter

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1. Demeter - Noun

2. Demeter - Proper noun

Meaning

(Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres

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You know what would help this boy?" Demeter mused. "Farming." Persephone rolled her eyes. "Mother-" "Six months behind a plow. Excellent character building. Rick Riordan

When I did see the story of Persephone, I was really drawn to it. Persephone, the goddess of spring, was kept from Olympus by her mother, Demeter, because Demeter was very worried that the gods of Olympus would do something terrible to her. Meg Cabot

According to Pausanias, Pelarge, the daughter of Potnieus, was connected with the cult of Demeter in the Cabeirian ( potniai ). Source: Internet

At a certain spot along the way, they shouted obscenities in commemoration of Iambe (or Baubo ), an old woman who, by cracking dirty jokes, had made Demeter smile as she mourned the loss of her daughter. Source: Internet

As the goddess of the sacred law, it makes good sense for Demeter to side with Hera when Zeus breaks his own code of law. Source: Internet

A similar myth of immortalizing a child in fire is connected to Demeter (compare the myth of Meleager ). Source: Internet

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