CROWELL'S HANDBOOK OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY1970 |
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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 swal- lowed ...
... 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 swal- lowed ...
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... Demeter , introduc- ing herself as Doso , a Cretan woman carried off by pirates , agreed and offered to work at any of the many tasks appropriate to old women . Metaneira , Celeüs ' wife , welcomed her , but at first the goddess sat in ...
... Demeter , introduc- ing herself as Doso , a Cretan woman carried off by pirates , agreed and offered to work at any of the many tasks appropriate to old women . Metaneira , Celeüs ' wife , welcomed her , but at first the goddess sat in ...
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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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