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They believed in her just like they believed in all the Gods. She is a Goddess and they knew of her. So naturally they believed in her and offered her the worship and sacrifices that are her due.

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Q: Why did the greeks believe in Demeter?
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What did the Greeks believe caused winter?

The thing that the Greeks believed caused winter is when Demeter, goddess of the harvest, was sad becase Persephone was in the underworld with her husband Lord Hades. Because Demeter was sad, nothing grew and the weather worsened, thus the Greeks had an explanation for winter.


Where did Demeter die?

The Greeks never had a story of Demeter's death.


What all do Greeks believe in?

In the ancient past the Greeks believe in what we today call "classic mythology", the Olympians: Hera, Zeus, Poseidon, Demeter, Apollo, Artemis, Dionysus, Aphrodite, Athena, Ares, Hermes, and Hephaestus. As well as others: today, many Greeks believe in God. There is, however, the revival of New Age "pagan" believes.


Why did Greeks believe in Demeter?

They believed in her just like they believed in all the Gods. She is a Goddess and they knew of her. So naturally they believed in her and offered her the worship and sacrifices that are her due.


What was the goddess Demeter's importance to the Greeks?

She was the goddess of fertility and harvest .


Why did the Greeks create the myth of Demeter and Persephone?

To explain the seasons.


Who is the goddesses of nature for the Greeks?

Demeter is the Greek goddess of agriculture or nature


What did Demeter believe in?

Plants


Demeters roman name?

Ceres The Romans didn't have a Demeter per say, however they did have the Goddess of Grain and Agriculture, in the same manner as Demeter was for the Greeks.


Greek goddes of grain and aguculture?

She is known as Demeter to the Greeks and Ceres to the Romans.


Do people still believe in Demeter?

yes/people might still believe in Demeter like people believe in good even though Demeter might just be a myth , and everyone had it's own way of thinking


How old did Demeter the goddess live for?

The ancient Greeks believed that gods and goddesses are immortal; therefore, according to Greek mythology, the goddess Demeter lived forever.