Demeter – Mythopedia
WEBApr 24, 2023 · Demeter was one of the Twelve Olympians and the goddess of fertility and agriculture. She was also a goddess of women, family, law, and the Mysteries (secret religious rites). One of the children of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, Demeter was the sister of Zeus, Hestia, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon. Her most famous daughter was …
Homeric Hymns: 2. To Demeter (Full Text) - Mythopedia
WEBTO DEMETER. (1–3) I begin to sing of rich-haired Demeter, awful goddess—of her and her trim-ankled daughter whom Aidoneus rapt away, given to him by all-seeing Zeus the loud-thunderer. (4–18) Apart from Demeter, lady of the golden sword and glorious fruits, she was playing with the deep-bosomed daughters of Oceanus and gathering flowers ...
Persephone – Mythopedia
WEBMar 9, 2023 · Persephone, often known simply as Kore (“Maiden”), was a daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Her mythology tells of how she was abducted by her uncle Hades one day while picking flowers. Demeter, distraught, wandered the entire world in search of her daughter. When Demeter at last located Persephone in the Underworld, she demanded …
Triptolemus – Mythopedia
WEBJul 17, 2023 · Triptolemus was a hero and prince from the city of Eleusis in Attica. The goddess Demeter taught him the art of agriculture (as well as her rites), and he traveled far and wide in order to spread this knowledge. In art, Triptolemus was often represented traveling the world in his chariot, which was sometimes shown as winged or drawn by …
Arion – Mythopedia
WEBFeb 27, 2023 · Swift and immortal Arion was a horse owned by Adrastus, the king of Argos. Arion was typically described as the offspring of Poseidon and Demeter, two of the most important Greek gods; he was born after they laid together in the form of horses. Given his impressive pedigree, Arion was no ordinary horse. He was endowed with extraordinary …
Homeric Hymns: 13. To Demeter (Full Text) - Mythopedia
WEBTO DEMETER. (1–4) I begin to sing of rich-haired Demeter, awful goddess, of her and of her daughter lovely Persephone. Hail, goddess! Keep this city safe, and govern my song. 13.
Nymphs – Mythopedia
WEBJan 6, 2023 · The nymphs denounced him to the Olympian goddess Demeter, who punished Erysichthon with insatiable hunger. Erysichthon quickly ate himself out of house and home, and ultimately consumed his own flesh. Worship. The sanctuaries of the nymphs, called “nymphaea” (singular “nymphaeum”), were usually found in watery …
Arethusa – Mythopedia
WEBFeb 14, 2023 · Eventually, Demeter’s search took her to Arethusa’s spring. There, Arethusa revealed to Demeter at last what had happened to Persephone: as Arethusa flowed underneath the earth, she had seen Persephone in the Underworld, where Hades had taken her to be his queen. With this information, Demeter was finally able to reunite with her …
Hades – Mythopedia
WEBDec 7, 2022 · Overview. One of the most dreaded and fearsome deities that Greek mythology had to offer, Hades was king of the Underworld (also called Hades) and ruler of the dead. He was a shadowy figure, both literally and metaphorically, thanks in part to a helmet of invisibility fashioned for him by Hephaestus. The only child of Cronus and …
Hecate – Mythopedia
WEBMar 9, 2023 · Avi Kapach is a writer, scholar, and educator who received his PhD in Classics from Brown University. Hecate, daughter of Asteria and Perses, was a powerful but mysterious goddess usually associated with magic, witchcraft, and the Underworld. Though often an object of dread, Hecate was sometimes seen as a kind goddess and a protector …