Demeter By, Rebecca & Ashley

Goddess of the Bountiful Harvest and the Nurturing Spirit Demeter is the goddess of fertility grain and agriculture. Although she is the goddess who taught mankind about agriculture, she is also the goddess for responsible for creating winter and a mystery religious cult.

Sacred Items Snakes were symbols of this Goddess as her chariot was pulled by two winged serpents. Lions, snakes, cranes, and lizards were also her sacred animals.

Sacred Items Pearls, star sapphire, silver, ivory, emerald, sardonyx, carnelian, amber, mercury, and copper were her sacred rocks.

Roman Name The Roman name for Demeter is Ceres.

Demeter’s Family Demeter as the sister of Zeus and the mother of Persephone.

Demeter’s Story In Greek mythology the goddess Demeter was the most generous of the great Olympian goddesses. The Greek goddess Demeter was beloved for her service to mankind in giving them the gift of the harvest, the reward for cultivation of the soil.

Demeter’s Story Also known as the Roman goddess Ceres, Demeter was the goddess of the harvest and was credited with teaching humans how to grow, preserve, and prepare grain. Demeter was thought to be responsible for the fertility of the land.

Sacred Plants Wheat, Barley, Mint and the Poppy were sacred to Demeter.

Sacred Cities She Rules Attika in Greece; Messenia in Greece; Enna in Sicily

Sacred Objects Wheat-ears; Winged-serpent; Cornucopia (horn- of-plenty) She carries her horn and her wheat around.