Demeter
At the time that she was looking for her daughter she had been disguised into an old woman called Doso. The king of Eleusis, Celeus requested her to nurse his sons Demophon and Triptolemus and in reward for his hospitality she intended to make the boy Demophon immortal by placing him each night in the hearth, to burn his mortal nature away but one time Metanira, the wife of the king, walked in during the ritual so the spell was broken. Demeter taught the Triptolemus, the principles of agriculture, who, in turn, taught others this art.
Many celebrations were taking place to honor Demeter and her daughter and since the first was considered to be the goddess of marriage, women in Athens, and other centers in Greece, celebrated the feast of Thesmophoria. Throughout Classical times members of all social strata came from all parts of the Mediterranean world to be initiated in and celebrate her Mysteries at Eleusis.
In ancient art, Demeter was often portrayed sitting alone, often wearing a wreath of braided ears of corn. Her symbols are the fruits of the earth and the torch that she used to find her daughter, Persephone and her sacred animals were the snake which is a creature of the earth and the pig which is a symbol of fertility.
Demeter had only a few lovers. The first one, as mentioned above, was Zeus and then Poseidon who tricked her and raped her and the third one was a mortal man, Iasionas. Demeter had fallen madly in love with him and together they had a sun called Pluto (wealth) who gave people richness and plenitude.
Demeter Greek Goddess
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