Demeter
noun
uk/dɪˈmiː.tər/us/dɪˈmiː.t̬ɚ/inGreekmythology(=ancientstories), thegoddess(=femalegod)ofgrainand theharvest(= thetimewhencropsarecut):
得墨忒耳(希腊神话中司掌农事的谷物女神,也称丰产女神)TheseriteshonouredthegraingoddessDemeter.这些仪式是为了纪念谷物女神得墨忒耳。
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Ceres
- Ceres is theRomanEarth-Mother andgoddessoffertility, and Demeter theGreekequivalent.
- The Archaeological Museum'ssuperbcollectionof antiquitiesincludesstatuesof Poseidon and Demeter thatoncestoodin the Agora ofancientSmyrna.
- During the sixmonthsofwinter, Demetermournsher daughter'sabsenceand theearthgrowscoldandbarren.
- Women inancientGreece used the Demetermythinfestivalstohelpthemcopewithgriefandworry.
God & gods
- Aphrodite
- Apollo
- Artemis
- Athena
- Bacchus
- demigod
- divine
- fate
- father
- goddess
- godlike
- Jehovah
- Jesus Christ
- Krishna
- lamb
- lord
- muse
- the Fatesidiom
- the Redeemer
- trinity
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