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Demeter, in her thirst, swallowed the drink clumsily. Witnessing that, Misme's son Ascalabus laughed, mocked her, and asked her if she would like a deep jar of that drink. [126] Demeter then poured her drink over him and turned him into a gecko, hated by both men and gods. It was said that Demeter showed her favour to those who killed geckos.
Later, Despoina was conflated with Kore (Persephone), the goddess of the Eleusinian mysteries, in a life-death-rebirth cycle. Karl Kerenyi asserted that the cult was a continuation of a Minoan goddess, and that her name recalls the Minoan - Mycenaean goddess ๐ ๐๐ช๐ต๐๐๐ก๐ด๐๐ , da-pu 2 -ri-to-jo,po-ti-ni-ja , i.e. the ...
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A votive plaque known as the Ninnion Tablet depicting elements of the Eleusinian Mysteries, discovered in the sanctuary at Eleusis (mid-4th century BC). The Eleusinian Mysteries (Greek: แผλευσฮฏνια Μυστฮฎρια, romanized: Eleusínia Mystแธria) were initiations held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at the Panhellenic Sanctuary of Eleusis in ancient Greece.
Demeter is the ancient Greek goddess of agriculture, harvest, crops, grains, fertility and food. ... Epithets of Demeter (9 P) F. Festivals of Demeter (1 C, 5 P) S.
Epithets of Demeter (9 P) Epithets of Dionysus (11 P) E. Epithets of Persephone (7 P) H. Epithets of Hades (3 P) Epithets of Hecate (10 P) Epithets of Helios (9 P)
A characteristic of Homer's style is the use of epithets, as in "rosy-fingered" Dawn or "swift-footed" Achilles.Epithets are used because of the constraints of the dactylic hexameter (i.e., it is convenient to have a stockpile of metrically fitting phrases to add to a name) and because of the oral transmission of the poems; they are mnemonic aids to the singer and the audience alike.
In some ancient cults Erinys is related to Poseidon and her name is an epithet of Demeter. [29] It is possible that Demeter appears as Da-ma-te in a Linear B inscription (PN EN 609), however the interpretation is still under dispute. [30] [31] Si-to Po-tini-ja is probably related with Demeter as goddess of grain. [32]