shrines but i really don't know because i can't find the answers for my report.
To explain the seasons.
She is known as Demeter to the Greeks and Ceres to the Romans.
No, they worshipped Zeus.
They sacrificed at her temples.
by a festival called hephastia
The ancient Greeks didn't worship diameter, but Demeter (Δήμητρα in Greek) , who was the godess of agriculture.
The Greeks never had a story of Demeter's death.
Demeter's worship is known as the Eleusinian Mysteries.
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.
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.
She was the goddess of fertility and harvest .
To explain the seasons.
At their temples.
Gods
Demeter is the Greek goddess of agriculture or nature
Greeks would pick a god that was a patron of their trade or hobbies. A farmer would pay homage to Demeter, a hunter would pray to Artemis, a blacksmith to Hephaestus, a warrior to Ares, a scholar to Athena, a mother to Hera, or a wine maker would worship Dionysus. Also certain times of the year would demand a sacrifice to certain gods.
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.