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... Demeter . An ancient goddess of corn or of the earth and its fertility in general . Demeter was also known to the Greeks as Deo ; the Romans called her Ceres . A. Demeter was one of the children of Cronus and Rhea who were swallowed by ...
... Demeter . An ancient goddess of corn or of the earth and its fertility in general . Demeter was also known to the Greeks as Deo ; the Romans called her Ceres . A. Demeter was one of the children of Cronus and Rhea who were swallowed by ...
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... Demeter taught Celeüs and his people the rites in her honor that were to be celebrated for many centuries as the Eleusinian mysteries . D. Demeter had not forgotten her daughter . In spite of her kindness to the Eleusinians , she ...
... Demeter taught Celeüs and his people the rites in her honor that were to be celebrated for many centuries as the Eleusinian mysteries . D. Demeter had not forgotten her daughter . In spite of her kindness to the Eleusinians , she ...
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... Demeter 2 ; Apollodorus 1.5.1 . ] Dendrites . An epithet ( meaning He of the Trees ) of Dionysus [ H ] . Deo . A name of DEMETER . Despoina . The daughter of Demeter and Horse Poseidon . While Demeter was wandering through the world in ...
... Demeter 2 ; Apollodorus 1.5.1 . ] Dendrites . An epithet ( meaning He of the Trees ) of Dionysus [ H ] . Deo . A name of DEMETER . Despoina . The daughter of Demeter and Horse Poseidon . While Demeter was wandering through the world in ...
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According accounts Achilles Adrastus Aeschylus Aetolia ancient Aphrodite Apollo Apollodorus Apollonius Rhodius appeared Argonauts Argos Artemis Athens became bore brother brought called carried caused child claimed Crete daughter death descendants died Dionysus earth eponym Eteocles Euripides Fabulae father fell followed force gave Giants give given goddess gods Greek Hades hand head Helen Hera Heracles Hermes Hesiod Homer honor horse husband Hyginus identified Iliad island Italy Jason killed king known land later leader lived married Medea Messenia Metamorphoses Minos mother Mount murder myths nymph Odysseus offered once oracle originally Ovid Pausanias perhaps Perseus Poseidon punished refused region remained returned river Roman rule sailed seems sent ships sister sons story Thebes Theseus Thestius throne told took Trojan Troy turned wife women worshiped writers young youth Zeus