Myths About Greek Goddess Demeter
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Demeter is called the goddess of grain, agriculture and fertility. She is depicted as responsible mother. She is a goddess who was responsible to teach the humans about agriculture and she is also responsible for the creation of winter. Demeter can be seen with her daughter most of the times.
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Demeter was the offspring of the Rhea and Cronus who were titans. She was also the sister of gods Poseidon, Zeus and Hades, and goddesses Hera and Hestia.More...
Demeter Goddess Of Harvest
Demeter is called the goddess of earth and grain and she was the sister of Zeus. Demeter was betrayed by her brother Zeus and she leaves to go among the men from Mt. Olympus. Although it is birth right of Demeter to have a throne on the Olympus sometimes she is not mentioned as an Olympian. This did not lessen the importance of Demeter in the eyes of the Romans and the Greeks, and she was worshipped by them.
Demeter did not have a stressed relationship with Zeus because he fathered her daughter, Persephone.
Persephone had grown up into beautiful woman who played with goddesses on the Mount Aetna in Sicily. They gathered the flowers and smelled them on Mt. Aetna. She saw a narcissus on one day and to have a good look at it she plucked and a rift was formed as it was taken from the earth.More...
Demeter Symbol
In the history of Greek mythology, goddess Demeter is the generous among the Olympian goddess. This Greek goddess was loved by everybody because of the way she served the mankind with harvesting gift for cultivation.
She is called Ceres by the Romans. She was called the goddess of harvest and she was the one to teach the human beings, growing crops, preserving them and preparing them for grain. Demeter is the one who was responsible for land’s fertility.
Demeter is the one and the only goddess who got involved in the daily life of common people. Some gods and goddess tried to get into the human affairs depending on their interest and some aided the special mortals whom they likes but it is only Demeter who nurtured the whole of mankind.More...
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