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Some of the epithets of Gaia and Demeter are similar showing the identity of their nature. In most of her myths and cults, Demeter is the "Grain-Mother" or the "Earth-Mother". In the older chthonic cults the earth goddess was related to the Underworld and in the secret rites (mysteries) Demeter and Persephone share the double function of death ...
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Fragment of a Hellenistic relief (1st century BC–1st century AD) depicting the twelve Olympians carrying their attributes in procession; from left to right: Hestia (scepter), Hermes (winged cap and staff), Aphrodite (veiled), Ares (helmet and spear), Demeter (scepter and wheat sheaf), Hephaestus (staff), Hera (scepter), Poseidon (trident), Athena (owl and helmet), Zeus (thunderbolt and staff ...
This myth, which is first narrated in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, [101] was central to the Eleusinian Mysteries, [97] the most ancient of the Greek mystery religions. [102] In art, Demeter is typically depicted as a clothed figure, and features of her representations include the polos, calathus, sheaf, and torch. [103] Her Roman counterpart is ...
Category: Epithets of Greek deities. 8 languages. ... Epithets of Demeter (10 P) Epithets of Dionysus (11 P) E. Epithets of Persephone (8 P) H. Epithets of Hades (3 P)
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: Ἐλευσίνια Μυστήρια, romanized: Eleusínia Mystḗria) were initiations held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at the Panhellenic Sanctuary of Eleusis in ancient Greece.
Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion in 1504. The Galleria dell’Accademia’s director, Cecilie Hollberg, has positioned herself as David’s ...
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]