In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Demeter is the Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over crops, grains, food, and the fertility of the earth. Although Demeter is mostly known as a grain goddess, she also appeared as a goddess of health, birth, and marriage, and had connections to the Underworld. She is also called Deo.
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AT A GLANCE
Greek nameDemeter (Δημήτηρ)
Roman nameCeres
Typeolympian
Domainsagriculture · grain · harvest · sacred law
EpithetsSito · Thesmophoros · Chloe
ParentageCronus · Rhea
Symbolssheaf of wheat · torch · cornucopia
Sacred animalspig · serpent
Cult centersEleusis · Enna (Sicily) · Hermione
EtymologyThe -meter element is "mother"; the de- element was read as "earth" or "grain" already by the ancients.
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