What is another word for demeter?

Pronunciation: [dˈɛmiːtə] (IPA)

Demeter is the Greek goddess of agriculture, harvest, and fertility. She is often associated with the growing season and is worshiped in many cultures. There are several synonyms for the term "Demeter," including "Ceres," "Kore," and "Persephone." Ceres, also known as Demeter in Roman mythology, is the goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility, and motherly love. Kore, also known as Persephone, is the daughter of Demeter and Zeus and is associated with the spring season and rebirth. These synonyms are often used interchangeably to reference the same goddess and her role in agriculture and fertility.

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    • Proper noun, singular
      dimiter.

What are the hypernyms for Demeter?

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  • Other hypernyms:

    greek goddess, female deity, Olympian deity, goddess of the harvest.

Usage examples for Demeter

R62121. demeter-Triptolemos et Kore.
"U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1950 January - June"
U.S. Copyright Office
The sistrums called him to a shrine of Isis, where kyphi was burning, and priestesses, fair royal virgins, made lotus offerings to the mother of light; but magic of old Nileland might not withhold him from the Rites of Ceres when the Hymn to demeter arose within those wonder halls of Ictinus.
"The Orchard of Tears"
Sax Rohmer
Through the beautiful world-myth, the story of demeter and Persephone and Dionysus, the poet is taught the lesson of the immortality of the race, of its ceaseless progression toward a nobler and more beautiful future.
"The Three Heron's Feathers"
Hermann Sudermann

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