synonym Demeter (The agricultural goddess in ancient Greek mythology) generally refers to Demeter (the agricultural goddess in ancient Greek mythology) Demeter taught people to cultivate and give life to the earth. She has boundless magic power, which can make the land fertile, the plants prosperous, the grain abundant, and also can make the earth wither, all things wither, and nothing grows. It can make people have inexhaustible wealth, and at the same time, it can make people destitute and destitute.
- Chinese name
- Demeter
- Foreign name
- Δηητρα (Greek), Demeter (English)
- Chief
- Agriculture, grain, fruit, harvest, land
- Symbol
- Ear of wheat, sickle, gold point stick
Demeter
Demeter and daughter Persephone She disguised herself as an old woman and came to Seleucis, the king of Seleucis Seleus 's wife Metanegra Took Demeter in and made her his son Demophon and Tripptolemus Our nanny. Demeter liked De Mofeng very much and wanted to let him live forever. Demeter wiped him with agar paste and baked him on fire at night, but this process was interrupted and failed due to the accidental discovery of Motanera. Then Demeter confided his true feelings to the king and queen. She taught Triptolmus to cultivate the land, gave him an ear of wheat, and told him to sow the grain wherever he went. In Demeter Olympus During this period of time, the cultivated land no longer grows crops, the seeds rot in the soil, and the grains have just eared, either dry or dry. Famine threatens the world, and people no longer worship gods. In desperation, Zeus had to order Hades Return Persephone to Demeter. But this is impossible. Hades has let Persephone eat the food of the underworld in order to keep her Goddess of Destiny According to the regulations of the World Bank, only people or gods who have not been contaminated with the food of Hades can return to the world, while Persephone has broken his fast and eaten six pomegranate seeds. In the end, only a compromise agreement can be reached: let Demeter return to Olympus again to bring the earth back to life, and grant Persephone Split palm The function of heaven and earth is to be the queen of Hades for half of the time every year, and return to the earth and stay with her mother for half of the time. This is why every spring everything recovers and is full of vitality. This is when Persephone is on his way from Hades to Olympus Mountain; When Persephone returned to Hades, everything withered, the land was deserted, and the cold winter covered the land. On the way to looking for her daughter in Demeter Poseidon She pursued her endlessly. In order to avoid him, the goddess turned into a mare and mixed in the herd, but Poseidon, who became a male horse, mated with her and gave birth to the god horse Arion. There are also some legends about Demeter and Iacion The goddess gave birth to the god of wealth Plutos 。 
Demeter at first Geogod It's the god who takes everything, along with Religious thought The development of Demeter came into being. stay Gentile aristocracy During his reign, Demeter was considered the second god in the world. Homer Demeter is not included in the theology of Olympus, and she is rarely mentioned. With the gradual rise of agricultural status, the worship of Demeter has also greatly developed. Around the 5-6th century BC, Demeter played an important role in the theology of Olympus. 
