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What is the cult of Demeter?
Demeter's worship is known as the Eleusinian Mysteries.
What are the gods of Demeter?
Demeter is a goddess; she does have her own cult and host of gods and goddesses as aides.
With which cult was drama originally associated?
The cult of Dionysus
Which cult was drama originally associated?
The cult of Dionysus
Who was the Demeter popular with?
The Eleusinian Mysteries (the cult of Demeter and Persephone) were the most famous of the secret religious rites of ancient Greece.
What is the Greek name for Ceres?
Demeter is the Greek goddess associated with the Roman goddess Ceres.
What has the author Allaire Chandor Brumfield written?
Allaire Chandor Brumfield has written: 'The Attic festivals of Demeter and their relation to the agricultural year' -- subject(s): Agriculture, Cult, Demeter, Demeter (Greek deity), Festivals, Religion, Religious Mysteries
What is some information on Demeter?
Demeter is a goddess of fertility, grain, and agriculture. She is pictured as a mature motherly figure. Although she is the goddess who taught mankind about agriculture, she is also the goddess responsible for creating winter and a mystery religious cult. Demeter is usually accompanied by her daughter Persephone.
Who did persephone worship?
Persephone primarily worshiped Demeter, her mother and the goddess of agriculture. She was also associated with the cult of Hades, her husband and the god of the underworld, due to her role as queen of the underworld during the winter months.
Does Demeter have a daughter?
Demeter's most famous daughter is Persephone whom she had with Zeus. Demeter has other daughters, Despoine whose father is Poseidon and Chrysothemis who is the daughter of Karmano. Artemis is also called a daughter of Demeter and associated with Despoine.
What day of the week is named after Demeter?
Saturday is named after the Roman god Saturn, who is sometimes associated with Demeter, the Greek goddess of agriculture.
Did Demeter have any enemies?
In Greek mythology, Demeter's enemies were primarily associated with the abduction of her daughter Persephone by Hades. Hades, also known as Pluto, who took Persephone to the underworld without Demeter's consent, was seen as an adversary to Demeter due to this act. Additionally, entities or beings associated with the underworld, like the Furies or Titans, could be considered adversaries to Demeter as they were often in opposition to her efforts to retrieve Persephone.
