The illumination of the way through to Underworld to Earth: the coming of life in spring.
She goes around searching for her Daughter Persephone.
Persephone is a Goddess, she is female. She is often depicted holding a flaming torch and grains of wheat.
Grain, pomaganate, and torch
Most illustrations of Persephone show her holding a torch.
Persephone was usually depicted as a young goddess holding sheafs of grain and a flaming torch.
Persephone was usually depicted as a young goddess holding sheafs of grain and a flaming torch: beyond this, it is up to the individuals opinion.
Demeter carries a torch as a symbol of her search for her daughter, Persephone, who was abducted by Hades to the Underworld. The torch represents her light and hope during her relentless journey to find Persephone and restore balance to the world. It also signifies her role as a goddess of agriculture, illuminating the darkness and despair that comes with her daughter's absence.
Persephone is most often depicted with and represented by a pomegranate. She has also sometimes been depicted holding a flaming torch and grains of wheat.
Persephone is often robed, holding sheafs of grain and a flaming torch. A flower that shows her as Queen of the Underworld is asphodel. Being a Queen, she had no need of a weapon.
The pomegranate. Young wheat. Torch. Together with Hades, rooster, bowl and mint as well.
At one time she aided Demeter in her search for Persephone, when Hecate found her she stayed in the Underworld with her as her companion.
Either in the search for Persephone, or as an icon for bringing forth the "enlightening" knowledge of corn and grain and the harvest.