Sunday, September 2, 2012

Demeter



 
Demeter
In Greek mythology Demeter was the daughter of the Titan Chronus and Rhea. She is the goddess of vegetation,  fertility, and the harvest. Each year it is Demeter that decides to make the crops grow or not.  She also is the one who taught mankind about agriculture. She is mainly associated with the Seasons and is why we have Winter, Spring, Fall and Summer. In some myths she had 8 children but in others she only had a one daughter with Zeus named Persephone who was later abducted by Hades and made the Queen of the underworld. Although she is mainly known for being the Goddess of Harvest she also is involved with Marriage. Which is supposed to have a motherly feeling behind it because her name split up stands for "Mother-Earth." She may also be called Deo which is a surname of Demeter. In pictures and statues she is shown as a mature motherly figure around nature.

2 comments:

  1. I love your choice of art! Mythology has always interested me, although I don't know too much about it. I look forward to reading your posts.

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  2. I am looking forward to more posts from you. How about some Egyptian, Sumerian, and Native American gods and creation stories? That'd surely be interesting.

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