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Demeter Greek Goddess - Ceres Roman Goddess

Information on the grain goddess Demeter. Demeter is the Greek goddess of grain and Ceres is the name by which the Romans knew her. Worship of Demeter is generally based on the story of the abduction of her daughter Persephone (Proserpina) as a result of which the earth experiences winter each year.

Demeter - Stories About Demeter
The main stories about Demeter. How Demeter came to be ravaged by her brother Poseidon, vengeful, and beneficent to Celeus' family and all of Eleusis, while searching for her daughter.

Ceres
Ceres is the Latin name for the goddess of grain who is called Demeter in Greek. Demeter and her daughter Persephone (Proserpina) are connected with the Eleusinian Mysteries.

Homeric Hymn to Demeter
Homeric Hymn II to Demeter.

Hesiod Theogony Section on Demeter and Zeus
Section of Hesiod's Theogony that includes the mating of Demeter and Zeus.

Weekly Quiz
Short weekly quiz on Demeter

Greek Goddesses
These are the major goddesses of Greek mythology.

Thesmophoria
Thesmophoria was a festival in honor of the goddess Demeter.

Tura's Ceres
A Renaissance Italian painter, Tura depicted Ceres as part of a fresco.

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