Demeter: Difference between revisions
imported>Sadelyrate No edit summary |
imported>Sadelyrate No edit summary |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
{{WP-REAL}} | {{WP-REAL}} | ||
{{Stub}} | {{Stub}} | ||
[[File:ACOd-Demeter.jpg|thumb|250px|Statue of Demeter in a field]] | [[File:ACOd-Demeter.jpg|thumb|250px|Statue of Demeter in a field]] | ||
'''Demeter''' is a [[Greece|Greek]] goddess of all things related to agriculture, its products. She is regarded as the one who holds earth's fertility in her hands. With [[Zeus]], Demeter produced a daughter, [[Persephone]]. Her [[Rome|Roman]] counterpart is {{Wiki|Ceres (mythology)|Ceres}}. | '''Demeter''' is a [[Greece|Greek]] goddess of all things related to agriculture, its products. She is regarded as the one who holds earth's fertility in her hands. With [[Zeus]], Demeter produced a daughter, [[Persephone]]. Her [[Rome|Roman]] counterpart is {{Wiki|Ceres (mythology)|Ceres}}. | ||
| Line 10: | Line 11: | ||
According to stories, at some point the god of underworld, [[Hades]], stole Demeter's daughter, intending to marry her.<ref name="ACOd" /> | According to stories, at some point the god of underworld, [[Hades]], stole Demeter's daughter, intending to marry her.<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*The statue used in-game for Demeter is based on {{Wiki|Bertel Thorvaldsen}}'s sculpture of the Greek goddess [[Hebe]]. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 20:15, 11 January 2019

Demeter is a Greek goddess of all things related to agriculture, its products. She is regarded as the one who holds earth's fertility in her hands. With Zeus, Demeter produced a daughter, Persephone. Her Roman counterpart is Ceres.
The Sanctuary of Eleusis was a central location for the worship of Demeter and Persephone, and the Telesterion was where people annually participated in the Eleusinian Mysteries, initiation practices into the cult of Demeter and Persephone. In Athens, a statue featuring the goddess and her daughter stood watch over the road leading from the acropolis to the Sanctuary of Eleusis.[1]
In addition to Sanctuary of Eleusis, Demeter was especially honored on the Greek island of Crete, where she introduced a number of discoveries such as the art of growing wheat, prior to spreading them throughout the Greek world. She would later have a temple dedicated to her in the city-state of Gortyn.[1]
According to stories, at some point the god of underworld, Hades, stole Demeter's daughter, intending to marry her.[1]
Trivia
- The statue used in-game for Demeter is based on Bertel Thorvaldsen's sculpture of the Greek goddess Hebe.
Gallery
-
The Statue of Demeter and Kore in Athens
Appearance
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (statue only)
Reference