Demeter
noun uk/dɪˈmiː.tər/ us/dɪˈmiː.t̬ɚ/
得墨忒耳（希腊神话中司掌农事的谷物女神，也称丰产女神）
in Greek mythology (= ancient stories), the goddess (= female god) of grain and the harvest (= the time when crops are cut)
These rites honoured the grain goddess Demeter. 这些仪式是为了纪念谷物女神得墨忒耳。
Compare: Ceres
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- Ceres is the Roman Earth-Mother and goddess of fertility, and Demeter the Greek equivalent.
- The Archaeological Museum's superb collection of antiquities includes statues of Poseidon and Demeter that once stood in the Agora of ancient Smyrna.
- During the six months of winter, Demeter mourns her daughter's absence and the earth grows cold and barren.
- Women in ancient Greece used the Demeter myth in festivals to help them cope with grief and worry.