Apr 24, 2023 · Demeter was a Greek Olympian goddess who reigned over crops, harvests, family, and fertility. She was closely connected with her daughter Persephone.

Mar 9, 2023 · Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the wife of Hades, and the queen of the Underworld. Her most important myth tells of how Hades abducted her, then tricked her into …

II. TO DEMETER (1–3) I begin to sing of rich-haired Demeter, awful goddess—of her and her trim-ankled daughter whom Aidoneus rapt away, given to him by all-seeing Zeus the loud-thunderer. …

Jul 17, 2023 · Triptolemus was a hero and prince from Eleusis. After the goddess Demeter taught him the art of agriculture, he traveled the world spreading this knowledge to others.

Aug 23, 2023 · Ceres was the Roman goddess of agriculture and fertility, a patron of farmers and protector of plebeians. Her Greek counterpart was Demeter.

Feb 27, 2023 · Arion sometimes appeared on the reverse of coins from Thelpusa, the Arcadian town commonly connected with the myth of his birth. [7] Family In the standard tradition, Arion was the …

Jul 14, 2025 · Homeric Hymn 13 (to Demeter) At just three lines long, the thirteenth Homeric Hymn is the shortest of the hymns. It contains only the introduction and conclusion to a hymn in honor of …

Feb 14, 2023 · Arethusa was a nymph, sometimes numbered among the daughters of the sea god Nereus. Her myth describes how she fled to Syracuse to escape the undesired advances of the river …

Mar 9, 2023 · Hecate, daughter of Asteria and Perses, was a powerful but mysterious goddess usually associated with magic, witchcraft, and the Underworld. Though often an object of dread, Hecate was …

Mar 9, 2023 · Rhea was a Greek Titan and mother of the Olympian gods. After her husband Cronus consumed their first five children, she saved her sixth baby, Zeus, by giving Cronus a stone to …