Demeter and her daughter Persephone are Greek goddesses who are usually paired and found in connection with the Eleusinian mysteries. They are fertility goddesses, with Demeter especially important as goddess of grain and seasonal change. You see the association between Demeter and grain in the name of her Latin equivalent, Ceres, whence "cereal". Another Greek name for Demeter is Kore or maiden. Among the Romans she was known as Proserpina, which is sometimes rendered Proserpine, in English.
See Tura's detail of Ceres from a fresco "Allegory of August."
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