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Demeter was one of the Twelve Olympians and the goddess of fertility and agriculture. She was also a goddess of women, family, law, and the Mysteries (secret religious rites). One of the children of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, Demeter was the sister of Zeus, Hestia, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon. Her most famous daughter was Persephone —the bride ...
TO DEMETER. (1–3) I begin to sing of rich-haired Demeter, awful goddess—of her and her trim-ankled daughter whom Aidoneus rapt away, given to him by all-seeing Zeus the loud-thunderer. (4–18) Apart from Demeter, lady of the golden sword and glorious fruits, she was playing with the deep-bosomed daughters of Oceanus and gathering flowers ...
Persephone, often known simply as Kore (“Maiden”), was a daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Her mythology tells of how she was abducted by her uncle Hades one day while picking flowers. Demeter, distraught, wandered the entire world in search of her daughter. When Demeter at last located Persephone in the Underworld, she demanded that her ...
Triptolemus was a hero and prince from the city of Eleusis in Attica. The goddess Demeter taught him the art of agriculture (as well as her rites), and he traveled far and wide in order to spread this knowledge. In art, Triptolemus was often represented traveling the world in his chariot, which was sometimes shown as winged or drawn by giant ...
Swift and immortal Arion was a horse owned by Adrastus, the king of Argos. Arion was typically described as the offspring of Poseidon and Demeter, two of the most important Greek gods; he was born after they laid together in the form of horses. Given his impressive pedigree, Arion was no ordinary horse. He was endowed with extraordinary speed ...
TO DEMETER. (1–4) I begin to sing of rich-haired Demeter, awful goddess, of her and of her daughter lovely Persephone. Hail, goddess! Keep this city safe, and govern my song. 13. To Demeter. We’re building the world’s most authoritative, online mythology resource, with engaging, accessible content that is both educational and compelling ...
Overview. Hecate was a powerful goddess of uncertain origin. She was usually called the daughter of the Titans Asteria and Perses, but there were many alternate versions of her parentage, including some that made her a daughter of Zeus. Though Hecate was most commonly depicted as a sinister goddess of magic, witchcraft, and the Underworld, she ...
Demeter, the goddess of fertility and agriculture, searched far and wide for her missing daughter, but in vain. Her hunt eventually led her to Eleusis, where she withdrew from the world in a temple built in her honor. Demeter was so stricken with grief that she cursed the ground so that nothing would grow.
The Erinyes were usually regarded as virgin goddesses, but some local variants (such as the Arcadian Demeter Erinys) had divine consorts. In ancient art, the Erinyes’ attributes included wings, snake hair, hunting boots, and a short chiton (a kind of tunic). They were often depicted punishing the dead in the Underworld.
Rhea was a mother goddess, beloved for her nurturing compassion. From relatively early on, she was closely identified with the Phrygian mother goddess Cybele; as a result, the attributes of the two goddesses became largely indistinguishable (indeed, for most of Greek and Roman history, Rhea and Cybele were regarded as one and the same).