In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Demeter (/dɪˈmiË tÉ™r/;
Attic: Î"Î·Î¼Î®Ï„Î·Ï DÄ"mḗtÄ"r [dÉ›Ë mÉ›Ì Ë tÉ›Ë r]; Doric:
Î"Î±Î¼Î¬Ï„Î·Ï DÄ mÄ Ì tÄ"r) is the Olympian goddess of the harvest
and agriculture, presiding over grains and the fertility of the earth.
Her cult titles include Sito (Σιτώ), "she of the Grain", as the
giver of food or grain, and Thesmophoros (θεσμός, thesmos:
divine order, unwritten law; Ï†ÏŒÏ Î¿Ï‚, phoros: bringer, bearer),
"Law-Bringer", as a mark of the civilized existence of agricultural
society.In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Demeter
(/dɪˈmiË tÉ™r/; Attic: Î"Î·Î¼Î®Ï„Î·Ï DÄ"mḗtÄ"r
[dÉ›Ë mÉ›Ì Ë tÉ›Ë r]; Doric: Î"Î±Î¼Î¬Ï„Î·Ï DÄ mÄ Ì tÄ"r) is the
Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over grains
and the fertility of the earth. Her cult titles include Sito
(Σιτώ), "she of the Grain", as the giver of food or grain, and
Thesmophoros (θεσμός, thesmos: divine order, unwritten law;
Ï†ÏŒÏ Î¿Ï‚, phoros: bringer, bearer), "Law-Bringer", as a mark of the
civilized existence of agricultural society.Though Demeter is often
described simply as the goddess of the harvest, she presided also over
the sacred law, and the cycle of life and death. She and her daughter
Persephone were the central figures of the Eleusinian Mysteries, a
religious tradition that predated the Olympian pantheon, and which may
have its roots in the Mycenaean period c. 1400â€"1200 BC. Demeter was
often considered to be the same figure as the Anatolian goddess
Cybele, and she was identified with the Roman goddess Ceres.It is
possible that Demeter appears in Linear A as da-ma-te on three
documents (AR Zf 1 and 2, and KY Za 2), all three apparently dedicated
in religious situations and all three bearing just the name
(i-da-ma-te on AR Zf 1 and 2). It is unlikely that Demeter appears as
da-ma-te in a Linear B (Mycenean Greek) inscription (PY En 609); the
word ð €…ð €"ð €³, da-ma-te, probably refers to "households". On the
other hand, 𠀯𠀵𠀡𠀴𠀛𠀊, si-to-po-ti-ni-ja, "Potnia of
the Grain", is regarded as referring to her Bronze Age predecessor or
to one of her epithets. Demeter Top Movies & Young Movies