Greek myths give people a stronger outlook on very much of their lives; what religions they believed in, their culture, ceremonial sacrifices, the society in which they lived in and everyday life as a Greek. It has become evident for people to understand why Greeks have been one of the greatest civilizations of the ancient era. Many of these myths include Gods and Goddess who help explain nature, human flaws and the lessons or morals to be learned. Among these Goddesses is one Great Goddess know to us at Demeter .
Demeter's name means, "barley-mother" or "mother earth". You might have seen her referred to as Ceres throughout Roman mythology. Demeter became known as the goddess of mother earth, vegetation, agriculture, fertility and grain. Presently, she is imagined as an older "motherly figure." She was worshiped in Greece not much earlier than1500 BCE. Her pictures are repeatedly shown holding a stalk of grain, a torch, sacrificial bowl, a crown and a scepter. Demeter embodies the dominant link between mother and daughter. .
Demeter was the second daughter of the Titans, Cronus and Rhea. She was the sister of Hestia, Hera, Zeus, Poseidon and Hades. Demeter had many lovers in her life one of which was her brother, Zues. By Zues Demeter birthed a goddess, Persephone, whose myth explains the changing of seasons.
One day Demeter and Persephone were gathering flowers in the field and unpredictably Hades swoops in with his chariot and snatches Persephone into the deep dark depths of the underworld. This leaves Demeter grief stricken in search of her daughter. Meanwhile, Hades presents Persephone the seeds of the pomegranate, which eventually Persephone consumes exemplifying the start of their relationship together as she becomes considered as the spouse of Hades. Demeter becomes obsessed with the loss of her daughter and searches for her hopelessly all over the world. Demeter lost in her pain lets the earth become bleak, cold and dark creating the season of winter.
