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who is demeter a greek god of what and facts about her

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Demeter is the Greek goddess of the harvest, grain, and fertility. She is one of the Twelve Olympian gods that live on Mount Olympus. Because she was the goddess of the harvest, she was very important to the farmers and peasant people of Greece.

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in ancient Greek religion and myth, Demeter is the goddess of harvest and agriculture, presiding over grains and responsible for the fertility of the earth. Demeter was seen as a “corn-mother”, the goddess of cereals who provides grain for bread and blesses its harvesters

facts: 1. Demeter was the Ancient Greek goddess of harvest and agriculture, presiding over grains and fertility of the earth. She was one of the most prominent figures in Greek mythology

2. she is one of the 12 most important Greek gods and goddesses. Apart from being the goddess of harvest and agriculture

3. Demeter was also seen as the goddess of Earth and the underworld

.  4.She was a central figure of Eleausinian Mysteries, the “most famous of the secret religious rites of ancient Greece”.

5. Moreover, there was a major festival dedicated to her which was called Thesmophoria.

6. The most famous myth featuring Demeter is the loss and recovery of her daughter Persephone; and she is often depicted in art and literature in relation to this myth.

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