| 单词 | Demeter |
| 例句 | Before I could answer, Martha the snake’s muffled voice came from his pocket: I have Demeter on line two. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Holding the reins was Hades himself, Lord of the Dead, with Demeter and Persephone riding behind him. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He, like Demeter, was afflicted, not because of grief for another, as she was, but because of his own pain. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He sent the gods to Demeter, one after another, to try to turn her from her anger, but she listened to none of them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z To the west, the Demeter cabin and Grovers nature spirits had turned Sixth Avenue into a jungle that was hampering a squadron of Kronos s demigods. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The farm god raised his eyes to the ceiling, like, Why me, Demeter? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The Demeter kids were sweeping out theirs and making fresh flowers grow in their window boxes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z This story is very differently told from the story of Demeter. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z On the windowsills, Tyson had set out water-filled vases with sea anemones and strange glowing plants from the bottom of the ocean, more beautiful than any flower bouquets the Demeter kids could whip up. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Demeter poured shredded wheat into four huge bowls. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She was Demeter, she told the awestruck women. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “That boy needs to eat more,” Demeter grumbled. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z But if Triptolemus and Hecate were both friends of Demeter, maybe that would convince Trip to help. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Hera and Poseidon were having an intense discussion with another goddess in green and gold robes - perhaps Demeter. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Demeter did not refuse, poor comfort though it was that she must lose Persephone for four months every year and see her young loveliness go down to the world of the dead. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He got ready his golden car and Hermes took the reins and drove the black horses straight to the temple where Demeter was. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Demeter waved her hand and an entire column of giants turned into a wheat field. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Of course, Persephone would be above in the world of light with her mother, the goddess of agriculture, Demeter. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Zeus called it into being to help his brother, the lord of the dark underworld, when he wanted to carry away the maiden he had fallen in love with, Demeter’s daughter, Persephone. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It turns out that the schooner is a Russian from Varna, and is called the Demeter. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “Blast me. That’s just what the other gods would expect from you. Prove them right” “Yes, please,” Demeter complained. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Demeter and Persephone sat behind them at the breakfast table. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z In the stories of both goddesses, Demeter and Persephone, the idea of sorrow was foremost. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She bade Demeter be seated and herself offered her honey-sweet wine, but the goddess would not taste it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A few tentative hands went up—Demeter, Aphrodite. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z All day they talked of what had happened to them both, and Demeter grieved when she heard of the pomegranate seed, fearing that she could not keep her daughter with her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Uh, Demeter,” he said, “the plant goddess. She—she didn’t like Hades because...” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z One of the goddesses, some say Demeter, some Thetis, inadvertently had eaten of the loathsome dish and when the boy’s limbs were reassembled one shoulder was wanting. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z His father, King Erechtheus of Athens, was usually said to be the king in whose reign Demeter came to Eleusis and agriculture began. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But he was not always a joy-god, nor was Demeter always the happy goddess of the summertime. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The Eleusinian Mysteries, which were always chiefly Demeter’s, had indeed great importance. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The Demeter cabin had whipped up a whole buffet in the hotel kitchens—everything from pizza to pineapple ice cream. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The simple acts of everyday life, however, were closely connected with them and gained dignity from them as was not the case with any of the Greek gods except Demeter and Dionysus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “May it be mine,” the reaper prays, “beside Demeter’s altar to dig the great winnowing fan through her heaps of corn, while she stands smiling by with sheaves and poppies in her hand.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In some way, no one knows clearly how or when, the God of the Vine, Dionysus, came to take his place, too, at Eleusis, side by side with Demeter. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked like Demeter had set the timer on all the plants to grow several decades ago, then forgotten to come back and check on them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Ares had allied themselves with everybody else: Dionysus, Demeter, Aphrodite, and Hephaestus. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z And the child grew like a young god, for daily Demeter anointed him with ambrosia and at night she would place him in the red heart of the fire. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m grateful for the book, of course. I can definitely let you go free, son of Mars. But I have a long-standing problem with Hades. After all, I owe my godly powers to Demeter!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He went to Delphi, but all the priestess would say was to bid him seek the land where men eat not Demeter’s golden grain, but only acorns. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Demeter’s kids had the edge with nature skills and outdoor stuff, but they weren’t very aggressive. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Demeter, goddess of the harvest wealth, was still more the divine sorrowing mother who saw her daughter die each year. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Swiftly she hastened down from the heights of Olympus to the barren, leafless earth, and standing at the door of the temple she spoke to Demeter. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “At the sacred threshing-floor, when they are winnowing, she herself, Demeter of the corn-ripe yellow hair, divides the grain and the chaff in the rush of the wind, and the heap of chaff grows white.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Around the table, people were trying not to laugh—the Stoll brothers, Pollux from the Dionysus cabin, Katie Gardner from Demeter. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Well, this one has an attitude,” Demeter observed. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The Athena and Demeter teams were having a chariot race around the track, and over at the canoe lake some kids in a Greek trireme were fighting a large orange sea serpent. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Of one thing I am now satisfied: that all the boxes which arrived at Whitby from Varna in the Demeter were safely deposited in the old chapel at Carfax. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z They worked willingly to build her a temple, and when it was finished Demeter came to it and sat there—apart from the gods in Olympus, alone, wasting away with longing for her daughter. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Though Demeter and Dionysus were the happy gods of the harvest, during the winter it was clear that they were altogether different. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Nine days Demeter wandered, and all that time she would not taste of ambrosia or put sweet nectar to her lips. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He told Hermes to go down to the underworld and to bid the lord of it let his bride go back to Demeter. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a still greater grief entered Demeter’s heart. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “From Greek mythology there are a mother and daughter based on Demeter and Persephone as a central motif,” said Paulus. Women are the stars in Cirque’s new ‘Amaluna’ 2013-01-28T20:35:45Z “Mother nature is mother nature,” clucked the Demeter of putting “diversity” in inverted commas, “and fertility falls off a cliff at 35, duchess or not”. Another royal baby is on the way. How could the psychics, rogue butlers and columnists resist? 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Rather than telling the story or the narrative of Demeter, we decided to look more at the themes of the story, which are separation, rage and grief. Odysseys Into Martha Graham World, One Dramatic, the Other Abstract 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z Demeter Fragrance Library White Sangria A fruity and crisp scent using dry white wine rather than sangria’s traditional red. Beauty Spots: Beauty Products Welcome Booze to the Ingredient List 2013-07-03T14:20:25Z But she tolerates all this for the prize: her job as a research assistant at hot branding agency Cooper Clemmow, where her glamorous boss, Demeter, both inspires her and drives her crazy. Sophie Kinsella goes back to the farm in ‘My (Not So) Perfect Life’ 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z The original location of the piece was the Sicilian site of a sanctuary to the Greek goddess Demeter, whose daughter Persephone was married to Hades - the Greek god of the underworld. Getty to return Hades sculpture 2013-01-11T10:05:50Z It is loosely based on the Greek story of Persephone and Demeter. Opera About Refugee Children to Premiere at Spoleto Festival 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z Doyle The myth of Demeter and Persephone really spoke to me as a woman, it spoke to me as a mother and it spoke to me as a daughter. Odysseys Into Martha Graham World, One Dramatic, the Other Abstract 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z But while it’s accurate to describe Ms. Cohen as a pioneer, she’s not inclined to talk about vegetables as if they are sacred gifts from the arms of Demeter. Amanda Cohen Replants Her Vegetable Restaurant Dirt Candy 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Persephone is the child of Demeter, and she was her mother’s greatest source of joy until Hades abducted her, robbing her of her purity. The “Sharp Objects” finale and the dangers of white women’s tears 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z And it quite incorrectly states that Demeter USA's wine standards require lower sulfite levels than US organically grown wines. Five Wine Books to Give This Holiday Season 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z In Estes's evaluation, the characters in a mythic story such as Demeter and Persephone represent parts of the human psyche. Chasing rainbows: why myths matter 2012-07-18T10:33:12Z Demeter has two standards - one is identical to the Made with Organic Grapes standard in defining sulfite levels. Five Wine Books to Give This Holiday Season 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z A puppet, a human dancer and a narrator will all portray Persephone, daughter of goddess Demeter, as she forges a new identity after the gods conspire to send her to the Underworld. Stravinsky’s ‘Persephone’ at Seattle Symphony goes big with puppets, dancers, singers and full orchestra 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z In “The Last Voyage of the Demeter,” I found myself inclined toward the reverse exclamation: “Just go below deck and kill him already!” ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ Review: Blood on the Water 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Demeter snaps back: “You’re a goddess. There’s no time for self-pity. Every god of Mount Olympus has a role to play. Imagine if we all walked around second-guessing our work?” Podcast ‘Live from Mount Olympus’ readies for new adventure 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Demeter certifies biodynamic wines, while others are “made with organically grown grapes.” New label aims to help drinkers find eco-friendly wines 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z The study included both types of organic wine certification, as well as the Demeter organization’s biodynamic certification, another type of organic farming that emphasizes the ecosystem of the vineyard. Here’s the best reason of all to drink organic wine: It tastes better. 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z When Demeter turns up with her family for a glamping holiday, Cat-turned-Katie sees the opportunity to set things right between them. Sophie Kinsella goes back to the farm in ‘My (Not So) Perfect Life’ 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z The 10-episode second series focuses on Persephone, the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, who is suddenly stolen away to the underworld. Podcast ‘Live from Mount Olympus’ readies for new adventure 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z But, by the end, “Divers” refers — obscurely — to Demeter, symbol of fertility, goddess of harvest. Review: Joanna Newsom’s ‘Divers’ Shares Thoughts of Life and Death 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z I arrived at 12 from the Altar of the 12 Gods in the Agora at Athens, though I’ve substituted Hades for Demeter and will be substituting Dionysus for Hestia. ArtsBeat: Graphic Books Best Sellers: George O'Connor On Greek Myths 2012-02-24T17:49:29Z Together the series is inspired by the Greek myth of Persephone, daughter of Demeter and Zeus. Inside Art: An Artist Shows His Train of Thought 2011-07-14T22:23:08Z Two, it gets the Demeter standard in the U.S. wrong for sulfite levels in the wine, saying Biodynamically grown wines in the U.S. all have lower sulfite levels than organic standards - not true. Five Wine Books to Give This Holiday Season 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Interactive smelling stations contain pink lemonade, cotton candy and sawdust scents from Demeter Fragrance Library. Antiques: Tepper Galleries Closes With No Notice 2010-05-13T21:47:00Z Like Iolanta, Perséphone — daughter of Demeter, the goddess of agriculture — is a creature of extraordinary sensibilities. Extraordinary Creatures, and Some Elusive Ones, at Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z “There is a very special flow and dynamics here,” said Zita Demeter, a yoga teacher who taught one of the morning classes. Yoga on the Danube as Budapest bridge transformed into urban park 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z But, to be officially accredited as biodynamic by the main regulatory body Demeter, it's not enough to vaguely follow the movement's broad principles of treating the vineyard as an organic whole. Can making your wine listen to music improve its flavour? 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Demeter has a daughter, Persephone, who has to go to the underworld for six months. How Family Trauma Perpetuates Authoritarian Societies 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Szilard Demeter, the director of the Petofi Literary Museum, said that "inhumane dictatorships will still be inhumane and dictatorships, even if someone starts to portray them in a positive light." Soviet invasions of Hungary and Czechoslovakia were wrong, Putin says 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z The arrival of the Demeter in Bram Stoker's Dracula serves as a fundamental part of the titular character's story: the ship brings death himself to England. The little-known shipwreck that inspired Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z You may get a “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” in there early on, but otherwise, it’s “The Last Voyage of the Demeter” or “Meg 2.” ‘Blue Beetle’ is really quite bad. But in a good way 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z The week’s only major wide release, Universal’s “The Last Voyage of the Demeter,” finished fifth with a $6.5 million opening weekend. ‘Barbie’ has legs: Greta Gerwig’s film tops box office again and gives industry a midsummer surge 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z And that’s why we have winter: it’s cold and dark for six months because Demeter, who is the goddess of the earth, is in mourning. How Family Trauma Perpetuates Authoritarian Societies 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z The week’s top new release, Universal’s “The Last Voyage of the Demeter,” finished fifth with a $6.5 million opening weekend. “Barbie” has legs: Greta Gerwig’s film tops the box office again and surpasses $500 million 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z Soon after the arrival of the Demeter in Dracula, he wrote “Mr. Swales was found dead… his neck being broken.” The little-known shipwreck that inspired Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z There are portents aplenty packed into the hold of the ill-starred ship of the title in “The Last Voyage of the Demeter.” ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ review: An ill-fated, if easily predictable, final journey 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z In Greek mythology, Demeter’s grief over her kidnapped daughter plunges the world into cold darkness for the half a year between Persephone’s returns. Review: A runaway's daughter dismantles the fairy tale of the rescuer and his muse 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z The charity's spokesman, Aron Demeter, told AFP the announcement was "definitely a worrying step back, a bad sign". Hungary decrees tighter abortion rules 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z “It means that they were adapted to opposite environments, from cold and high altitude to warm and low altitude regions. In this regard, they were like us, modern humans,” Demeter said. Tooth found in Laos sheds light on Denisovans, enigmatic group of extinct humans 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z In Stoker’s novel, Dracula himself took the form of a dog to make his way from the Demeter to dry land, but there was no dog reported to have been on the Dmitry. The little-known shipwreck that inspired Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z “Demeter” is a surprisingly conventional horror picture, a haunted house at sea with less-than-compelling characters. ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ review: An ill-fated, if easily predictable, final journey 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The result, which he created for his former perfume line Demeter, won awards for both male and female fragrance of the year in 2000. Climate change is altering the smell of snow 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z The Greeks considered the bee a divine animal that represented both the goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone, Jordana said. Entering the sacred realm of the bees with honey bee therapy 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z “My mother was a witch in the kitchen and a Demeter in the garden. We hated her for it.” Review: Salt, fat, acid, humans: A tangy new entry in the cannibal lit canon 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z The barghest also elicited howling from dogs in its vicinity, something Dracula protagonist Mina Murray reported took place soon after the arrival of the Demeter. The little-known shipwreck that inspired Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Broke and unable to find work in his chosen profession in Romania, he signs on with the Demeter to return to his home in England. ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ review: An ill-fated, if easily predictable, final journey 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Demeter retracted the article on Sunday following the backlash and said he would delete his Facebook account. US embassy in Hungary slams article likening Soros to Hitler 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z In a statement Sunday on Origo, Demeter said he would retract his article “independently of what I think” and will delete his Facebook page. World Digest: Nov. 29, 2020 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z The main leftist opposition party the Democratic Coalition called for Demeter’s immediate dismissal. Opposition calls on Hungary's Orban to sack museum head for likening Soros to Hitler 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z Demeter referred to the two countries, both of which are under EU investigation for undermining judicial independence and media freedom, as “the new Jews.” Hungarian official compares George Soros to Hitler 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z As far as “Demeter” is concerned, enough is enough. ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ review: An ill-fated, if easily predictable, final journey 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Mr Demeter says he was not consulted on the curriculum, but broadly approves of it. Hungary's new patriotic education meets resistance 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z The government of Israel, an ally of Hungary, condemned Demeter’s comments. World Digest: Nov. 29, 2020 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z Apricot Lane is one of only 66 farms in California to be certified biodynamic by Demeter U.S., representing the oldest agricultural certification program in the world. Life on the ‘Biggest Little Farm’: behind the scenes of a biodynamic blockbuster 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z The government of Israel, a close ally of Hungary, condemned Demeter’s comments. Hungarian official compares George Soros to Hitler 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z Above, in a blue dress, searching and despairing, was the faint figure of Demeter, the woebegone mother. Opinion | Make Me a Cold and Pitiless Goddess 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z Olivia , 17, saw the sheep when it was born in December and named it Demeter — the Greek goddess of agriculture. Some called him Cujo, others knew him as The Dog. But in this Utah town, all knew him as a killer - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z He says remaining crew guided the MV Demeter to safer waters. German company says crew taken by pirates off Nigeria freed 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z According to Candelario, Demeter is the only national farming organization implementing this practice. The rise of biodynamic farming: a return to 'the way farmers farmed for millennia' 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z And the campaign is already spreading poison across the country, said Demeter Áron from Amnesty international, who leads a group of charities monitoring hate crime. ‘They’ve brought evil out’: Hungary’s poll on migration divides a nation 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z My mom, like Demeter, stomped overhead, calling my name. Opinion | Make Me a Cold and Pitiless Goddess 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z Demeter was her first sheep, and she had big plans for her. Some called him Cujo, others knew him as The Dog. But in this Utah town, all knew him as a killer - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Little and RF Demeter cleared the cross-country phase as well, bumping up the leader board to second. Clark Montgomery finishes off Great Meadow International victory in Olympic prep 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z Last year, Demeter worked with more than 50 US brands to bring biodynamic products to the market. The rise of biodynamic farming: a return to 'the way farmers farmed for millennia' 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z He became the first Dodgers rookie with three homers in a game since Don Demeter on April 21, 1959, against the Giants at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Corey Seager's three home runs lead Dodgers to win over Braves 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z But she would rather speak to congregants in the same calm voice she would use to discuss their problems over a croissant at Café Demeter in Friday Harbor. A Wing and a Prayer: Island-hopping pastor Beth Purdum preaches in the San Juans 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z When she arrived at the farm, Demeter was dead. Some called him Cujo, others knew him as The Dog. But in this Utah town, all knew him as a killer - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z “We felt that we would prefer to stay in our community and donate our robes to the breast cancer patients at Monongahela Valley Hospital,” Demeter said. Donora church group makes dignity robes for cancer patients 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Earlier this year, Demeter began collecting topsoil samples from biodynamic farms. The rise of biodynamic farming: a return to 'the way farmers farmed for millennia' 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z In The Wintersmith, for example, Roland must save the Summer Lady from the underworld, in the same way as Demeter travelled to Hades to rescue Persephone, the Greek goddess of springtime. From Harry Potter Latin to Hunger Games Rome: the classical jokes hiding in your favourite children's books 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z Demeter, which popularized everyday scents with Snow and Earthworm, offers $30 scents. The intriguing scents and business of mixing liqueur, wine, perfume 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z In fact, they are among a select group of Demeter Certified biodynamic producers in the United States. One Of California's Best $20 Cabernet Sauvignons 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Like sustainable wines, there is no U.S. government agency recognizing Biodynamic practices, but there are independent groups, such as Demeter, that offer certification. Skip the Green Beer this St. Patrick's Day, Opt for Green Wine Instead 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z “There is definitely room for more megadeals,” said Marc Levit of the Demeter Group, an advisory firm that focuses on the beverages industry. SABMiller’s Bid for Heineken Opens the Door to Possible Beer Industry Mergers 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Mrs Demeter believes the UK's existing employment restrictions for Bulgarian and Romanian people are unfair. From the Balkans to Boston 2013-12-02T05:13:59Z "I think it's definitely going mainstream," said Demeter. Bitcoin goes mainstream with ATM in Vancouver coffee shop 2013-10-29T22:58:02Z Demeter, also known as the goddess of grain, agriculture and fertility. 7 questions on harvests 2013-09-18T01:51:12Z As a chthonian power, she is worshipped at the Samothracian mysteries, and is closely connected with Demeter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z “If someone wants to keep something in the family, there’s nothing the public markets can do to change that,” Mr. Levit of the Demeter Group said. SABMiller’s Bid for Heineken Opens the Door to Possible Beer Industry Mergers 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Capture of the boar of Erymanthus, while chasing which he fought the Centaurs and killed his friends Chiron and Pholus, this homicide leading to Demeter’s institution of mysteries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z In later philosophy Hestia became the hearth of the universe—the personification of the earth as the centre of the universe, identified with Cybele and Demeter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z In the pavement of the processional way, by which the chariots came up to the Temple of Demeter, the chief glory and shrine of Eleusis, are the deep ruts made by the chariot-wheels. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z Again, the worship of Dionysus, and of Demeter and Persephone, is mainly or wholly post-Homeric. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z According to the Thelpusan story, Demeter, during her wanderings in search of Persephone, changed herself into a mare to avoid the persecution of Poseidon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z On the E. side of Cumae are considerable remains of the Roman period, among them those of the temple of Demeter, as restored by the family of the Lucceii. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Kabir looked appreciatively at the agora, surrounded as it was with the fluted columns of the sanctuaries of Demeter, Apollo, and Zeus, and the somewhat too square basilica. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Demeter and Persephone were evidently together in safety, the mystery of the unseen forgotten in the palpable joy of life restored. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z Apollo, Demeter, Dionysus, Cybele, have now become to them beings with clearly conceived attributes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Demeter, at first enraged, afterwards calmed down, and washed herself in the river Ladon by way of purification. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z Nora Demeter, an architect in Budapest, said her 20-member firm had already laid off a handful of employees and was likely to make further cuts. Businesses Scramble as Credit Tightens in Europe 2011-11-29T02:15:37Z We realize the mixture only historically, in the mysteries of Demeter and Dionysos and in the Christian Easter festivals and religious mysteries. Human, All Too Human A Book for Free Spirits 2011-11-28T03:00:26.030Z You were going back to Patras to take ship for Italy, and we—and those others—had ended an afternoon spent among the ruins by speculating on those great nights of Demeter, Mystical, holy. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z But the evidence by no means warrants us in assuming as an axiom that wherever we find a dominant goddess-cult, as that of Demeter at Eleusis, we are confronted with a non-Hellenic religious phenomenon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z It is considered probable that the festival was originally held in honour of Athena, but that the growing importance of the Eleusinia caused it to be attached to Demeter and Kore. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z “The chance of getting a major project off the ground in this country is virtually over,” Ms. Demeter said. Businesses Scramble as Credit Tightens in Europe 2011-11-29T02:15:37Z The representation is probably of Demeter or her priestess, her hair bound with poppies and other flowers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The child was put into the arms of Demeter; she clasped him to her breast, and little Demophoön looked up into her face and smiled. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z The very name “Demeter” and the study of other Aryan religions prove the prominence of the worship of the earth-goddess in our own family of the nations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z The union of Poseidon and Demeter is thus explained by Mannhardt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z There’s the voyage of Dracula back to England on the doomed ship Demeter, retold to the reader through the Captain’s log salvaged from the wreckage and reprinted in the newspaper. Reviving Dracula for the Next Generation 2011-10-28T00:59:05Z In her less Asiatic aspect, i.e. without Attis, she was sometimes identified with Gaia and Demeter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Demeter stood in the way of those impatient steeds; she begged of Helios who sees all things upon the earth to tell her who it was had carried off by violence Persephone, her child. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Such for example are the myths about the purification and trial of Orestes, Theseus, Ixion, the story of Demeter’s sorrow, of the sufferings and triumph of Dionysus, and those about the abolition of human sacrifice. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Wandering over the earth in search of her daughter, Demeter learns from Helios the truth about her disappearance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z And if so, how reconcile Christ and Demeter? The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z Said I 'My heart is set: 30 I take Demeter's child Persephone; Dost thou consent?' The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z Demeter’s heart went out to the maidens, because they looked so young and fair and simple and spoke out of such kind hearts. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z On the fifth day the myst� went, with lighted torches, to the temple of Demeter, at Eleusis, where they spent the night; but the torches throw no light upon what they were looking for. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z In Greek art, Demeter is made to resemble Hera, only more matronly and of milder expression; her form is broader and fuller. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z The cult of Demeter is nothing more nor less than the attempt to breed men as men breed animals. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z There is but one that could this order shape, Demeter,—but I knew her not thy friend. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z Persephone remembered how Demeter, her mother, had sought her all through the world, and she remembered the touch of her mother’s tears upon her face. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Most of the writers on the Parthenon, from Visconti downwards, have named this group Demeter and Persephon�, two deities, whose cult in Attica ranked second only to that of Athen� herself. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z Demeter also appears as a goddess of health, of birth and of marriage; and a certain number of political and ethnic titles is assigned to her. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z "Do try to remember," I said a little impatiently, "that I know nothing about your Demeter and can make neither head nor tail of what you are saying." The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z She sends defiance to Zeus, and the Chorus end the scene by vowing to win Poseidon to aid Demeter. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z Demeter’s heart shook when she heard that cry, for she knew that it came to her from her daughter, from her only child, young Persephone. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z It may be conjectured that the three figures in order from the left are Poseidon, Demeter, and Dionysos; but it is impossible to attribute names to them with any confidence. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z The Eleusinia and Thesmophoria are discussed elsewhere, but brief mention may here be made of certain agrarian festivals held in honour of Demeter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z When the cult of Demeter had first been hinted to me I had assumed that the reign of the Galilean was over, and that the old gods had resumed their sway. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z In the third act, which is a year later, the Chorus, who have been summoned by Demeter to witness the restoration of Persephone, lament Demeter's anger. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z And I, who am brother to Zeus, am no unfitting husband for you, Demeter’s child.” The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Women might indeed compete and win prizes as the owners of teams, but all except the priestesses of Demeter were forbidden, matrons on pain of death, to enter the enclosure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z In any case the association of Poseidon, representing the fertilizing element of moisture, with Demeter, who causes the plants and seeds to grow, is quite natural, and seems to have been widespread. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z And I ask you, too, not to confuse the question raised by the cult of Demeter with those other questions for which the rebels stood. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z Demeter entering upbraids them in a choric scene and describes her search for Persephone until she learnt her fate from Helios. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z When she told that she had eaten seven seeds from it Demeter wept, and her tears fell upon Persephone’s face. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Mr. Demeter at Down Under Answers traded his first currency option about six months ago, betting that the Australian dollar would continue its recent steady rise. Small-Businesses Try Hand at Forex 2011-08-17T23:57:50Z The Demeter of Cnidus in the British Museum, of the school of Praxiteles, apparently shows her mourning for the loss of her daughter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z It belongs to us women to preserve the dignity that we derive from Demeter, and that we owe her. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z Demeter narrates the Eleusinian episode of her wanderings, until Hermes enters leading Persephone. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z When the flowers bloom upon the earth you shall come up from the realm of darkness, and in great joy we shall go through the world together, Demeter and Persephone.” The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Mr. Demeter took advantage of concerns about a global growth slowdown and a second U.S. recession to lock in the Australian dollar in his largest-ever foreign-exchange transaction. Small-Businesses Try Hand at Forex 2011-08-17T23:57:50Z Steven Demeter, 32, one of the owners of Spy Shops, likes to say that his is a “right-now business” because “people want on-the-spot results.” City Room: Shop for Spies and Would-Be Spies 2011-08-07T22:30:15Z As to the second, Latona instituted the mission of Demeter. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z Hermes brings from Zens a command to Demeter that she shall return to Olympus. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z A scientific study of Demeter must endeavour to disentangle the two main factors in her myth and cult, and to hold them apart. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z And pennyroyal and peppermint Pour dry-hot odours without stint From fields and banks of many streams; And in their scent one almost seems To see Demeter pass, her breath Sweet with her triumph over death.— Kentucky Poems 2011-07-11T02:00:07.060Z Such was the Demeter of the ancient Greeks till the hordes of Alexander mingled her fame with the lustre from Isis and De. Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter 2011-06-16T02:00:17.197Z Then came the prayer of the women; they prayed to Demeter to give them charm to delight and courage to renounce, that love and moderation bring in the end happiness and peace. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z After their greeting Demeter hears from Hermes the terms of Persephone's restoration; she is reconciled thereto by Persephone, and invites her to Eleusis. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z The Mexican Demeter, Centeotl, is well known, and Acosta's account of religious ceremonies connected with harvest in Mexico and Peru might almost be taken for a description of the Greek Eiresione. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Demeter, granter of fruits, many sheaves vouchsafe to the cornfield, Aye to be skilfully tilled, and reaped, and the harvest abundant. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z In each of these heads the artist has been successful in maintaining the ideal, while indicating a suggestion of the sorrowful resignation with which Grecian legend has enveloped the mind picture of Demeter. Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter 2011-06-16T02:00:17.197Z When the mission of Demeter was first tendered to me I was eighteen, and, although I had often preferred certain of my playmates to others, I had not known love. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z How many out of the multitude really, if we could test them, care one jot for the Elgin Marbles, for the Demeter of Knidos, for the vault of the Sistine Chapel?—very few. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z In these mysteries Demeter was doubtless worshipped in her Chthonian character as a goddess of earth, powerful over those who are buried in her bosom, over death and the dead. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z He showed me his poem, which was taken from the superb Homeric hymn to Demeter. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z Ideals of the Greeks—Aphrodite—Hera—Demeter—Athena—Apollo—Diana—Neptune—Mars—Mercury—Bacchus—Vulcan—General classical compositions. Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter 2011-06-16T02:00:17.197Z To Latona the quality of the Greek myth most worthy of commemoration was the spirit of sacrifice, which made of Demeter the Mater Dolorosa of the ancient world. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z The music and majesty of “Tiresias” and “Demeter” are unsurpassed in “Ulysses” and “Tithonus.” Tennyson's Life and Poetry And Mistakes Concerning Tennyson 2011-05-14T02:00:10.627Z Whether this Arcadian Demeter was represented with the head of a beast does not appear; she had a mare's head in Phigalia. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Demeter Group acted as exclusive financial adviser to Skinny Girl Cocktails. Fortune Brands buys Skinnygirl spirits brand 2011-03-21T13:06:04Z But it is the haute dame that strikes our imagination—the staid and mystic Demeter of Eleusis, and not the Ceres of the Roman lyric. Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter 2011-06-16T02:00:17.197Z "And why did everybody look at one another when Ariston sang about Demeter?" The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z We might have chosen other examples quite as elaborate and as full of mystic significance—the myth of Dionysus, or the more widespread and deeply devotional myth of Demeter. Literature in the Elementary School 2011-02-23T03:00:31.073Z One common point between this Demeter of the Pheneat� and the Eleusinian is her taboo on beans, which are so strangely mystical a vegetable in Greek and Roman ritual.*** Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z It was not because men here worshipped exceptional gods, for the worship of Demeter and Cora was an old and widely diffused cult all over Greece: and there were other Eleusinia in various places. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z Detected one night by Metanira, she was compelled to reveal herself as Demeter, the goddess. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z But consider for a moment what is this cult of Demeter which you think so dangerous. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z The Greeks worshipped among their deities a goddess called Demeter, which means "mother earth." Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z The Black Demeter of the Phigalians in Arcadia was another most archaic form of the goddess. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z They approached an overgrown circle of weeds, which Jason told them was the entrance to the Garden of Demeter. At Camp, Make-Believe Worlds Spring Off the Page 2010-07-17T03:58:00Z It is I, Demeter, full of glory, who lightens and gladdens the hearts of gods and men. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z She is no more likely to refuse the mission of Demeter than Chairo would be to refuse the Presidency. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z Demeter, missing her daughter, inquired everywhere what had become of the maiden, but none could tell her. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z These were read aloud once a year to the initiated by a priest who covered his face with a mask of Demeter. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Steiner's answer became the checklist Demeter uses in its evaluations. Biodynamic Farmers Connect To Earth's Rhythms 2010-04-07T17:05:00Z Demeter, when in search of her daughter, broke down with fatigue at Eleusis, where she sat down on a well, overwhelmed with grief. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z Lydia went to her chamber and sat in the window seat, looking across the lawn to the temple of Demeter. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z Demeter still kept her vow to let no green thing appear upon the earth. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z The Phigalians added another cause; the wandering Demeter had assumed the form of a mare, and was violently wooed by Poseidon in the guise of a stallion.* Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The Chthonian deities, Dionysus and Demeter, sprang into a prominence which they had not in Homer. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The day opened with a solemn sacrifice offered to Demeter and Persephone, which took place within the peribolus. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z In the next stanza, which was quite unintelligible to me, I noticed an allusion to Demeter, at which the women looked shocked and the men delighted. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z In all this story we see that the most striking characteristic of Demeter is her motherliness. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z The Phigaleians, among whom this tale was current, worshipped a statue of Demeter in a woman's shape with a mare's head. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Even then indeed a purer Platonism still survived, as well as a purer paganism sustained by the mysteries of Mithra or Demeter. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The building was perhaps more accurately described by Aristophanes, who called it: "The House that welcomed the Myst�," and he carefully distinguished it from the Temple of Demeter. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z "Do tell me about it," I said, "for I know nothing about Demeter except what I have read in my classics." The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z But while Hera is the model wife, Demeter is the model mother. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z The Scholiast on the second idyll of Theocritus, in which the sorceress appeals to the magic of the moon, makes her a daughter of Zeus and Demeter, and identified with Artemis. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z This death is under the sway of Demeter. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Demeter and the foundation of the art of tillage are said to signify the descent of intellect into the realms of generation, the greatest benefit and ornament which a material nature is capable of receiving. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z "What does this Cult of Demeter have to do with your sister?" The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z Demeter's only child was a daughter, Persephone, and upon her she lavished all a mother's fond devotion. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z They resemble a certain repulsive myth of Zeus, Demeter and the ram referred to by the early Christian fathers. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z It is impossible for a modern man to realise the emotion which might be excited by a symbolism like that of Demeter, or Mithra, or Isis, with its roots in a gross heathen past. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Cicero says that it was the humanity of Demeter and Persephone, their places of interment, and several facts of a like nature that were concealed with so much care. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z The irritation I felt made me aware that I was jealous of Chairo, jealous of Demeter, and infatuated with Lydia. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z It is the motherliness of our statue which makes us feel sure that it must be intended to represent Demeter. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z Nowhere in ancient religion was human love, regret, hope and desiderium or wistful longing typified so clearly as in the myth and ritual of Demeter. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z From the fifth century B.C. the Egyptian Trinity of Isis, Osiris, and Horus had found counterparts in Demeter, Dionysus, and Apollo. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Here we see the first cause of the soul's descent, viz. her desertion of a life wholly according to intellect, occultly signified by the separation of Demeter and Persephone. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z "But," I interrupted, "is not this cult of Demeter a dangerous thing?" The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z The garment worn by Eurydice seems quite like that of the goddess Demeter. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z It seems hardly to be disputed that Demeter is Greek, and means mother-earth or earth the mother.* Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z And yet the two systems were separated by an impassable gulf, and Mithra had associations which could not save him from the fate of Jupiter and Demeter, of Hecate and Isis. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Demeter seeks her far and wide; And gloomy-browed doth ceaseless roam From many a morn till eventide. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z We were both deeply affected, for even Ariston, votary of Demeter though he was, could not but feel as I did, that there was something in the choice of Lydia strange and portentous. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z Archilochus, taking advantage of the licence allowed at the feasts of Demeter, poured out his wounded feelings in unmerciful satire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" The Demeter cult, however, is distinct enough from the myth of G�a, the Earth, considered as, in conjunction with Heaven, the parent of the gods. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Megara had two citadels: the Carian with the temple of Demeter, and a more modern one towards the sea, surmounted by temples of Apollo. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 The Pheneatians also had a sanctuary dedicated to Demeter, which they called Eleusinian, and in which they celebrated the Mysteries in honour of the goddess. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z It undertook to summon before its council all persons charged with offenses against Demeter—Demeter standing amongst other things for the purity of domestic life. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z A bundle of bones instead of Demeter’s golden sheaf! The Trembling of the Veil The god of agriculture among the Tongan Islanders has one very curious point of resemblance to Demeter. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z In the ancient legends respecting Cadmus, in which Demeter, Cora, Cadmus, and afterwards Bacchus, predominate in succession, Apollo never appears in a conspicuous character. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 That a love of immortality first found a support in a belief in these deities appears from the fable of Persephone, the daughter of Demeter. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z The cult of Demeter is an abomination—one of the natural fruits of State Socialism, which, to my mind, means the paralysis of individual effort and death to individual liberty. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z No Demeter wrought by the craft of Phidias would have appeared so holy to the Phigalians as the strange old figure of the goddess with the head of a mare. Custom and Myth New Edition In popular Greek religion, then, Demeter was chiefly regarded as the divinity of earth at seed-time and harvest. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Although the worship of these deities, and of Here in particular, had probably been more prevalent before than after the Doric invasion, the religion of Demeter was still more depressed. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 We know that extravagant and costly dresses were regarded by Demeter with disfavour, and that it was forbidden to wear such in the temple. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z She was selected by Demeter not on account of any special gifts, but because of her splendid combination of qualities; she was a type; she represented a standard it was useful to reproduce. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z In the mysteries of Demeter or Bacchus, in the mysteries of a civilised people, the red-hot poker, or any other instrument of torture, would have been out of place. Custom and Myth New Edition In Arcadia there was a temple of Demeter, whose priests boasted a connection with Eleusis, and professed to perform the mysteries in the Eleusinian manner. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The native gods are in this case Demeter, Erinys, and Poseidon. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 They are supposed to have been instituted as a thank-offering to Demeter and Persephone at the conclusion of the corn harvest. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z On leaving Ariston I was aware that a large force of special constables, bearing the badge of Demeter—a sheaf of wheat—were gathered about the House of Detention. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z The conclusion of the story of Cronus runs thus: He wedded his sister, Rhea, and begat children—Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and, lastly, Zeus. Custom and Myth New Edition The common legend, universally known, declares that Demeter sorrowed for the enlevement of her daughter, Persephone, by Hades. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z By this history of the colonial connexions, well attested from without, and having great internal probability, we have ascertained the origin of one of the branches of the worship of Demeter in Sicily. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 The Lesser Mysteries opened with a sacrifice to Demeter and Persephone, a portion of the victims offered being reserved for the members of the sacred families of Eumolpus and Keryce. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z She went to the temple for help and knelt before the story of Demeter's sorrows, which was told in sweeping frescoes on its walls. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z There are no remains of the famous temple of Demeter, from which Verres, as Cicero tells us, removed the bronze statue of the goddess. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" The figure of Demeter, the mater dolorosa of paganism, the sorrowing mother seated on the stone of lamentation, is the most touching in Greek mythology. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z In Laconia also the worship of Demeter had been preserved from ancient times, although it could not have been much respected by the Dorians in Sparta. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 The day was known as the Day of Mourning, and was supposed to commemorate Demeter's grief at the loss of Persephone. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z "It means that she has been selected by Demeter." The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z Apollo and his sister, again, corresponded to the Pelasgian and Achaean divinities of sun and moon, whom the Phoenician Dionysus and Demeter superseded, or with whose worship theirs was blended. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Thus even in the mystery of Demeter the grotesque, the barbaric element appears, and it often declares itself in her legend and in her ritual. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The number of these inscriptions proves the popularity of Julia among the Greeks also, by whom she was honored as "a new Demeter." Roman Women The domed top held within it a mask of Demeter which the hierophant wore at the celebration of the Mysteries, or during part of the ceremonial. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z He bowed here at the Mater as though in deference to her cult of Demeter. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z Out of the connected worships of Dionysus, Bacchus, Apollo and Demeter sprang the beginnings of the Greek drama. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Demeter is rather the fruitful soil regarded as a person than the elder Titanic formless earth personified as G�a. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Those fairy gifts, people said, were given to the maidens by the Wine God, Dionysus, and by the Goddess of Corn, Demeter. Tales of Troy and Greece Demeter was depicted in Sicily as clad in black, with a horse's head, holding a pigeon in one hand and a dolphin in the other. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z Chairo clearly regarded the cult of Demeter as dangerous and bad; how long then would he tolerate it? The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z The Athenian ladies much preferred the worship of Demeter, the goddess of agriculture and of domestic life. Greek Women The Zu�is have a culture-hero as usual, Po'shai-an-k'ia, who founded the mysteries, as Demeter did in Greece, and established the sacred orders. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z He is said to have taken the kingship, and driven out the descendants of the king whose daughters were kind to Demeter. Tales of Troy and Greece These jests, it is said, were to recall the tactful measures employed by a maidservant named Iambe to rouse Demeter from her prolonged sorrowing. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z The cloister of Demeter and all the institutions which clustered around it were situated in the neighborhood of what was in my time Madison Square. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z The name given the day was "Calligenia," signifying "bearer of a fair offspring," and on this day they offered a sacrifice to Demeter and prayed her to give to women the blessing of fair children. Greek Women It will be noted that the feasts of the corn goddess, like the rites of Demeter, were celebrated with torch-dances. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Demeter was pleased with their kindness, and they left their vessels for water beside her, and ran home to their mother. Tales of Troy and Greece From an inscription dating from the latter part of the third century B.C. sacrifices were offered to Demeter and Persephone at these games. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z The temple of Demeter, closely resembling the Pantheon, was surrounded by a grove of ilex trees. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z The ceremonies at Eleusis seem to have consisted primarily in a dramatic representation of the beautiful legend of Demeter and Persephone, from which many moral lessons could be drawn. Greek Women The torch in the hand of Demeter is the lightning, according to Schwartz. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z We wept and were in great fear, but Zeus granted to Persephone to return to earth with the first snowdrop, and remain with her mother, Demeter, till the last rose had faded. Tales of Troy and Greece Fasting was practised, not only in imitation of the sufferings of Demeter when searching for Persephone, but because of the danger of the contact of holy things with unholy, the clean with the unclean. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z "How beautiful the cult of Demeter is!" exclaimed Lydia, "and how strengthening." The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z The set of poems which he produced, and, as it would appear, recited publicly at the festival of Demeter, was so charged with wit and fire that the country rang with them. Greek Women Isis, arrayed in mourning robes like the wandering Demeter, sought Osiris everywhere lamenting, and found the chest at last in an erica tree that entirely covered it. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z He went to Pytho, where the maid, in her song, bade him seek the land of men who eat acorns instead of the yellow grain of Demeter, the goddess of harvest. Tales of Troy and Greece Unknown to the parents Demeter used to anoint Demophon by day with ambrosia, and hide him by night in the fire like a firebrand. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z Here were represented Isis and Serapis, Helios, the Mother of the Gods, the Fates, Demeter and Persephone; but no trace of these temples remains. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" When the games were held, a priestess of Demeter was present, seated on an altar of white marble opposite the umpires' seats, but she was the only woman to whom this privilege was granted. Greek Women After an adventure like that of Demeter with Triptolemus, Isis obtained the chest. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z You must be told,' she said, turning to Perseus, 'that we three sisters were of the company of the Fairy Queen, Persephone, daughter of Demeter, the Goddess of the Harvest. Tales of Troy and Greece The temple was erected, but Demeter was still vowing vengeance against gods and men, and because of the continued loss of her daughter she rendered the earth sterile during a whole year. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z The fat of the fields husks the voice of the morn, while Demeter is weighing her sheaves; The lotus has honied its lips for the kiss, "and the turtle in mockery grieves." Montezuma An Epic on the Origin and Fate of the Aztec Nation At Halimus, in the sanctuary of Demeter, the mysteries were celebrated by night; the following day was spent in taking purifying baths in the sea and in playing and dancing on the shore. Greek Women If we examine the Greeks, we discover the same element in such rites as the Attic Thesmophoria, the torch-dance of Demeter, the rainmaking on the Arcadian Mount Lyc�us, with many other examples. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Demeter sad! the wells of sorrow lay Eternal gushing in thy lonely path. Blooms of the Berry Demeter is invariably represented in her statues as being very rotund, crowned with ears of corn, and holding in her hand a branch of poppy. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z Many of the myths developed by the earlier poets had their home in the immediate neighbourhood, sometimes upon the very sides, of Etna—Demeter seeking Persephone; Acis and Galatea; Polyphemus and the Cyclops. Etna A History of the Mountain and of its Eruptions The remainder of the celebration took place in the city, either in the sanctuary of Demeter or on the Pnyx, which was on this occasion exclusively turned over to the women for the celebration. Greek Women The chapel of Demeter, in short, was a tool-house, dignified perhaps with some rude statue and a little altar. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z It is for that reason that Demeter is the Madonna of Greece, as her ethereal daughter was the saviour. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal After this demonstration the epopt� partook of barley meal flavoured with pennyroyal, as a solemn form of communion with Demeter. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z Demeter is of this type; and there are many of these mother-deities who once were universally worshipped. The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy Thus the worship of Demeter, as the founder of law and order and marriage, became prevalent, and exerted a most helpful influence throughout Hellas. Greek Women The sacrifices offered to this Demeter were fruits, grapes, honey and uncarded wool; whence it is clear that the black goddess was a true earth-mother, and received the fruits of the earth and the flock. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Zeus was transformed into Jupiter, Aphrodite into Venus, Pallas into Minerva, Demeter into Ceres, and all of them—and with them all the others—into an irritable police. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal According to some ancient writers the Greeks, prior to the time of Demeter and Triptolemus, fed upon the acorns of the ilex, or the evergreen oak. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z Five out of the eight divinities of immemorial Greek worship were female, Hera, Demeter, Persephone, Athene and Aphrodite. The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy The so-called Orphic poem places the wide houses of the goddess Demeter in Britain. The Ethnology of the British Islands Even in her rude Arcadian shape Demeter is a goddess of the fruits of earth. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The cries of the indignant Demeter sterilized the earth. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal According to another tradition, before Demeter's time, men neither cultivated corn nor tilled the ground, but roamed the mountains and woods in search for the wild fruits which the earth produced. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z Like Demeter, she was strangely associated with the harmless necessary sow, badge of many earth-mothers, and itself typical of fertility. Legends & Romances of Brittany He supplies us with a commentary upon the word Demeter, in the so-called Orphic poem—a commentary which will soon be exhibited. The Ethnology of the British Islands Zeus learned from Pan the place of Demeter's retreat, and sent to her the Moer� or Fates, who persuaded her to abate her anger. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Demeter yielded, as the high gods had to yield, to what was higher than they, to Destiny. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal At Copenhagen there is a statue representing Demeter holding poppies and ears of corn in her left hand. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z Demeter wished always to have her child near her. Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children Even in later days, the women of Greece celebrated this festival for five days in honor of Demeter; and no man was allowed to be present. Woman under socialism The Thesmophoria was the feast of seed-time, and Demeter was adored by the women as the patroness of human as well as of universal fertility. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z It represents Persephone, supported by Hermes, being brought back to the upper world, where she is awaited with outstretched arms by Demeter. Frederic Lord Leighton An Illustrated Record of His Life and Work The probable reason was that they were connected in some way with the wanderings of Demeter. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z Demeter was more miserable than any one else. Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children The Thesmophoria formed the great festival of Demeter and her daughter Korê, though here again Demeter appears with a clinging epithet, Thesmophoros. Five Stages of Greek Religion The ancient, perhaps "Pelasgian," ritual of Demeter had thus its savage features and its savage analogues. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Afterwards Saturn marries his sister Rhea, and has several children—Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon and Zeus—whom he swallowed as they were born, lest they might serve him as he served Uranus. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore Demeter was worshipped in a twofold sense by the Greeks, as the foundress of agriculture and as goddess of law and order. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z Demeter said that she would do nothing until Persephone returned to her. Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children For Apollo and Artemis are to be taken for the Sun and Moon, the sphere of Kronos should be attributed to Demeter, the ether to Athena, while the heaven is common to all. Five Stages of Greek Religion The mysteries of Demeter offer an excellent specimen of the process. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z We shall see afterwards that the rustic worships of Demeter and Proserpine were brought forward at a critical period in Greek religion, to supply an element which was much required in it. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems The coins of Eleusis represented Demeter in a car drawn by dragons or serpents which were sometimes winged. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z Nothing could grow without the help of Demeter. Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children C. H. W.—Ceres, called Demeter by the Greeks, was the goddess of agriculture. Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Afterwards images of pigs, such as Mr. Newton found in a hole in the holy plot of Demeter at Cnidos, were restored to the place whence the flesh had been taken. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z In the year 496 B.C. came in the same way Demeter, Persephone, and Dionysus, identified with the old Latin Ceres, Libera, and Liber; and, a century later, Heracles, identified with the Latin Hercules. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems Demeter caused to awaken anew "the fruits of the fertile plains," and the whole earth was re-clothed with leaves and flowers. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z When Demeter found no one on earth who could tell her about Persephone, she looked up toward the sky. Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children But he need not therefore have denied the existence of Demeter, Dionysus and Hephaestus, much less the divinity of the sun and the moon. Atheism in Pagan Antiquity In all this the resemblance to the legend of the Homeric hymn to Demeter is undeniable. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z I am trying to rouse Demeter from her dreadful state of depression. Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy The earliest mention of the Temple of Demeter at Eleusis occurs in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, which has already been mentioned. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z Demeter knew that he must know about Persephone, for he could see all things on earth and in the sky. Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children In vase paintings we also see a different form of the torch, carried chiefly by Demeter and Persephone, which consists of two pieces of wood fastened crosswise to a staff. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Demeter is accepted as Greek, with the significance of "Mother Earth". Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Or shall I not rather go to prepare the mind of Demeter for an agreeable surprise? Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy Nor was it usual, even then, to throw them away, but it was customary to make them into swaddling clothes for children or to consecrate them to Demeter and Persephone. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z Apollo told Demeter that Hades had carried Persephone away and that she was with him in his underground home. Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children Then she stretched out her hands, and cried for help to the lady Demeter; but she came not to her aid. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life In spite of survivals and slanders, the religion of Demeter was among the most natural, beautiful and touching of Greek beliefs. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Yes; I remember that Arethusa, when she brought me back my daffodils, told me how angry Demeter was—— Persephone. Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy There were also many other minor officials, by the general name of meliss�—i.e. bees, perhaps so-called because bees, being makers of honey, were sacred to Demeter. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z He told about the barren earth and of how Demeter was mourning for her child. Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children She was the daughter of the lady Demeter, and every one loved them both, for Demeter was good and kind to all, and no one could be more gentle and merry than Persephone. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life There is first the primitive divine Power of vegetation, called simply the Kore, the Maiden, a figure ultimately identical with Demeter and in the later constructions represented as her daughter. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Demeter, of course, never encouraged you to make any observation of the manners and customs of Hades. Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy What is it to us that Kronos was the son of Uranos and Gaia, and that he swallowed his children, Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Pluton, and Poseidon, as soon as they were born? Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays When Demeter found that Persephone could stay with her only half the year, she brought out the choicest treasures from her storehouse and while Persephone stayed, the world was filled with beauty and joy. Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children Very terrible was the sorrow of Demeter when she was told that her child was lost. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life The assemblage, indeed, was remarkable, and the hostess—a very Demeter—must have been the oldest present by some twenty years. Anthony Lyveden But if the gifts of Demeter cannot strengthen, it is not so with those of Dionysus. A Victor of Salamis Our old nurse said it was only Demeter, the goddess, who could do that. Fairy Book When she had gone, Demeter covered the rivers and lakes, and spread a soft white blanket over the sleeping earth. Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children There Demeter sat down close to a fountain, where the water bubbled out from the green turf and fell into a clear basin, over which some dark olive trees spread their branches. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life The copter took me to the spaceport west of Cairo, and there I boarded the good ship Demeter for Luna City and points Out. The Risk Profession O Mother Demeter, how sharply I listened, but the rascals spoke too low together for me to catch anything, save that Critias had dropped his Doric and spoke good Attic now. A Victor of Salamis He annexes Eleusis to Athens, the former being here represented by Demeter and Triptolemus; finally Theseus with his friend Pirithous completes the civil organization of Athens, and establishes it upon a firm basis. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 But the great temple of the mystic goddesses Demeter and Persephone, at Eleusis, was burned down by the irreverent barbarians; Megara, the next place on their southward route, fell; then Corinth, Argos, and Sparta. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 So Demeter went down to the house of Keleos, and she stayed there for a whole year. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life That was as far as Demeter would take me. The Risk Profession He took, therefore, a special trireme, sacred to the goddesses Demeter and Persephone, both of whom were to accompany him. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The rites of the Jews, of Dionysus and Demeter were no longer performed in a corner as they would have been in a pious reign, but by revellers running wild in the forum. A Source Book for Ancient Church History Eleusis, twelve miles west of Athens, was the centre of the worship of Demeter and Persephone. Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca Adapted from the Third Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece And even the earth, and the things which grow on the earth, mourned for the sorrow which had come upon Demeter. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life A certain Demeter, an Austrian naval lieutenant, was a spectator of these scenes. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 The Eleusinian festivals, which were celebrated in Greece in honour of Demeter and Dionysos, were steeped in the wisdom of the Mysteries. Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity This is the dance of Greek maidens at the sacrificial rites to Demeter. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story They failed to care for Persephone when Pluto seized her to carry her off, and Demeter took revenge by transforming them into monsters half woman and half bird. Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca Adapted from the Third Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece And Zeus looked down from his high Thessalian hill, and saw that everything must die unless he could soothe the grief and anger of Demeter. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life For with Demeter still we seek the Spring, With Dionysos tread the sacred Vine, Our broken bodies still imagining The mournful Mystery of the Bread and Wine.� The Hours of Fiammetta A Sonnet Sequence The Eleusinian temples had been erected in honour of the goddess Demeter. Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity Too short were the days for all their joy, and Demeter made the earth yet fairer than it was that she might bring more gladness to her daughter Proserpine. A Book of Myths Zeus had seven immortal wives, whose names were Metis, Themis, Eurynome, Demeter, Mnemosyne, Leto, and Hera. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome So he sent Hermes down to Hades, the dark and stern king, to bid him send Persephone to see her mother, Demeter. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life The following extract from the hymn of Demeter may illustrate this beauty, though it is not one of the greatest passages of Greek literature and its writer is unknown. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield Demeter wandered far and wide over the earth, seeking her with lamentations. Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity “He takes the cleft pomegranate seeds: ‘Love, eat with me this parting day;’ Then bids them fetch the coal-black steeds— ‘Demeter’s daughter, wouldst away?’ A Book of Myths But in later times, when Rhea, like other ancient divinities, loses her importance as a ruling deity, Demeter assumes all her functions and attributes, and then becomes the goddess of the life-producing and life-maintaining earth-crust. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome And as Demeter heard the rustling of her dress, she lifted up her face, and Persephone stood before her. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life At a very early period, in fact before the time of Herodotus, Osiris had been identified with Dionysus, and Isis with Demeter. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism The grief of Demeter for Persephone was limitless. Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity No comfort did the words of the Sun God bring to the longing soul of Demeter. A Book of Myths The favour of Demeter was believed to bring mankind rich harvests and fruitful crops, whereas her displeasure caused blight, drought, and famine. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Then the joy of Demeter was greater, as she clasped her daughter to her breast, than her grief and her sorrow had been. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life The sacrifice of the sow to Demeter is merely a late variant of Hathor's sacrifice of a human being to rejuvenate the king Re. The Evolution of the Dragon Demeter was appeased and returned to Olympus; but at Eleusis, the place of her suffering, she founded the cult which should keep her fate in remembrance. Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity Yet when Demeter had braved all the shadows of Hades, only in part was her end accomplished. A Book of Myths When Demeter became conscious of her loss her grief was intense, and she refused to be comforted. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome They told how at last he went down with Peirithoos, his comrade, into the gloomy kingdom of Hades and seized on the daughter of Demeter, to bring her to the land of living men. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Her hair was Demeter's crown of ripe corn—she knew nothing of the lady, but hoped for the best. Little Novels of Italy It is not difficult to discover the meaning of the myth of Demeter and Persephone. Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity To Demeter, the Earth Mother, was born a daughter more fair than any flower that grew, and ever more dear to her became her child, the lovely Proserpine. A Book of Myths It is necessary to keep clearly in view the distinctive difference between the three great earth-goddesses G�a, Rhea, and Demeter. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome A consciousness of the intimate connection of the pig with the corn lurks in the legend that the swineherd Eubuleus was a brother of Triptolemus, to whom Demeter first imparted the secret of the corn. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Their cult at an early date was united with that of Demeter and Kore, with the result that two pairs of Cabeiri appeared, Hephaestus and Demeter, and Cadmilus and Kore. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Demeter is the representative of the essence from which human consciousness arose; but we must think of it as the consciousness which was able to come into being through the spiritual forces of the earth. Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity She also survived as Aphrodite, as Demeter, and, in her capacity as Lady of the Wild Beasts, as Artemis. The Sea-Kings of Crete But Demeter, still grief-worn and dejected, refused her friendly offers, and held herself apart from the social board. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Thus Devi as the corn-goddess perhaps corresponds to Demeter, but she is not in this form an animal goddess. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala The main one is the making of the ivory shoulder of Pelops after Demeter has eaten the shoulder of flesh. Lectures on Art Delivered before the University of Oxford in Hilary term, 1870 Thus Demeter is the primordial essence of the earth, and the endowment of the earth with the seed-forces of the produce of the fields through her, points to a still deeper side of her being. Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity Before the temple is the fountain of Demeter—and in the temple an oracle, which never is known to fail. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. But, unfortunately, this benevolent design on the part of Demeter was frustrated by Metaneira herself, whose curiosity, one night, impelled her to watch the proceedings of the mysterious being who nursed her child. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome And in fact the rites of one of her festivals, the Thesmophoria, bear out the view that originally the pig was an embodiment of the corn-goddess herself, either Demeter or her daughter and double Proserpine. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Isocrates says, in his Panegyric, "Demeter, the goddess of the Eleusinian Mysteries, fortifies those who have been initiated against the fear of death, and teaches them to have sweet hopes concerning eternity." The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life As Demeter was honoured as the divine creatress of the eternal in man, so in Dionysos was honoured the ever-changing divine in the world. Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity The Grecian or Eleusinian Mysteries, established 1800 B.C., represented Demeter and Persephone, and depicted the death of Dionysius with stately ritual which led the neophyte from death into life and immortality. The Builders A Story and Study of Masonry Demeter no longer smiled on the earth she was wont to bless, and though the husbandman sowed the grain, and the groaning oxen ploughed the fields, no harvest rewarded their labour. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome This happened to Dionysus and it may have happened to Demeter also. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Her mother, Demeter, set off in search of her, scattering the blessings of agriculture, and finally discovered her, and obtained the promise of her society for half of every year. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Here in old days Demeter from her rock-built temple could survey vast tracts of hill and dale, breaking downwards to the sea and undulating everywhere with harvest. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series This last story sounds much like a popular version of the Grecian fable of Demophoön, as told in the Homeric hymn to Demeter. Claverhouse He accordingly despatched Iris and many of the other gods and goddesses to implore Demeter to return to Olympus; but all their prayers were fruitless. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Indeed, according to one version of the story, Eubuleus himself received, jointly with his brother Triptolemus, the gift of the corn from Demeter as a reward for revealing to her the fate of Proserpine. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Thus the coming of the Cumaean Demeter into the religious world of Rome is but the sacred parallel to the coming of Cumaean grain into the material world of Rome. The Religion of Numa And Other Essays on the Religion of Ancient Rome In this sense Pindar called Dionysus the πάρεδρος of Demeter, because the younger god had been admitted to her worship on equal terms at Eleusis. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series The children of men who had sprung from their mother as the flowers spring from the soil, raised altars to Gaea, Demeter and Isis, the deities of inexhaustible fertility and abundance. The Evolution of Love The princesses, on hearing this, begged Demeter to have a moment's patience while they returned home and consulted their mother, Metaneira. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome In the same way, the type of our Madonna is the great Demeter, the mother who bears an infant in her arms. Letters of a Soldier 1914-1915 Along with Demeter came Dionysos and Demeter's daughter Kore: the three were associated in the solemn mysteries of Eleusis, but none of the beauty of these ideas went over into the Roman cult. The Religion of Numa And Other Essays on the Religion of Ancient Rome And all along that shore, after Persephone was lost, went Demeter, torch in hand, wailing for the daughter she could no more find among Sicilian villages. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series There's Demeter with Undine's wreath of daisies withered on her head. The Black Cat A Play in Three Acts When Demeter arrived at the house a radiant light suddenly illumined her, which circumstance so overawed Metaneira that she treated the unknown stranger with the greatest respect, and hospitably offered her food and drink. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Persephone, the daughter of Demeter, is carried below the Earth, and rises up again year by year. Ancient Art and Ritual No better proof of this can be desired than the one accidentally given us in the introduction of Demeter and her daughter Kore into Rome as Ceres and Libera in B.C. The Religion of Numa And Other Essays on the Religion of Ancient Rome The rescued maid, Persephone, by the hand He led to waiting Demeter, and cheer And light and beauty once more blessed the land. Poems of Passion Close beside it stands on a pedestal a bust of Demeter. The Black Cat A Play in Three Acts Demeter, incensed at this untimely interruption, instantly withdrew the child, and throwing him on the ground, revealed herself in her true character. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome In his studies of such myths as those which gather about Dionysus and Demeter this is precisely what Mr. Pater did. Books and Culture As a horse he pursued Demeter, the earth and corn goddess, and, like Ea, he instructed mankind, but especially in the art of training horses. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Sad Demeter had in a single night Removed her sombre garments! and mine eyes Beheld a 'broidered mantle in pale dyes Thrown o'er her throbbing bosom. Poems of Passion I say, what fun to make a libation to Demeter! The Black Cat A Play in Three Acts Demeter, however, by introducing a knowledge of agriculture, put an end, at once and for ever, to that nomadic life which was now no longer necessary. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome They leave her a fragment of bread and a morsel of meat at the crossroads to take on her journey; and perhaps some real Demeter carries them away, as she wanders through the country. Books and Culture The Roman goddess of grain and harvest, corresponding to the Greek goddess, Demeter. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson He therefore takes but a passing notice of Demeter. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Not to Demeter, then, nor even to Isis, do the Eleusinia primarily point, but to the human heart. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859 Eresicthon, son of Triopas, had drawn upon himself the anger of Demeter by cutting down her sacred groves, for which she punished him with a constant and insatiable hunger. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Thirdly, there is the image of Demeter enthroned, chastened by sorrow, and somewhat advanced in age, blessing the earth in her joy at the return of Kore. Books and Culture But before the Persian war, the festival celebrated by the Athenians every year, in honor of the Eleusinian Demeter, admitted Greeks of all cities to be initiated, and was attended by vast crowds of them. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 But it does not exactly follow that the prehistoric Greeks would adopt Egyptian gods; or that the Thesmophoria, an Athenian harvest-rite of Demeter, was founded by colonists from Egypt, answering to the daughters of Danaus. The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological Nor is the sorrowing Demeter herself adequate to the solution. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859 For instance, to Demeter a sow was offered, because that animal is apt to root up the seed-corn; to Dionysus a goat, on account of its being destructive to vineyards, &c. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome I was just thinking that it may be that we all have given to us more or less of another nature, as the child had whom Demeter wished to make like the gods. Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches At the time when the Homeric hymn to Demeter was composed, the worship of that goddess seems to have been purely local at Eleusis. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 If Isis is Lady of the Grain in Egypt, so is Mama in Peru, and Demeter need no more have been imported from Egypt than Mama. The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological All other sacrifices may be tasted; but this is for Demeter alone, and not to be touched by mortal lips. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859 One of the most ancient and important among the festivals observed by the Greeks was that of the Eleusinian Mysteries, which was celebrated in honour of Demeter and Persephone. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Demeter and Other Poems followed in 1889, including Crossing the Bar. Selections from Wordsworth and Tennyson Strabo speaks of sacrifices offered to Demeter and Kore, according to the ritual followed at Samothrace, in an island near Britain, i.e. to native goddesses equated with them. The Religion of the Ancient Celts But the Cnidian shrine had once another treasure, the beautiful melancholy statue of the seated Demeter of the uplifted eyes; the mourning mother: the weary seeker for the lost maiden: her child Persephone. The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological To mere external seeming, the Eleusinia point to Demeter for their interpretation. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859 The Thesmophoria was another festival held in honour of Demeter, in her character as presiding over marriage and social institutions resulting from the spread of agriculture. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome It probably culminated in the solemn exhibition of a corn-ear, the symbol of Demeter. Christian Mysticism A similar phenomenon is found in the close connection of Demeter and Persephone, while the Celts regarded three as a sacred number. The Religion of the Ancient Celts We shall find that a barbaric people, the Pawnees, hold a mystery precisely parallel to the Demeter legend: a Mystery necessarily unborrowed from Greece. The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological This essay on Demeter was written by Mannhardt in the summer of 1877, a year after the letter which is given as evidence that he had ‘returned to his old colours.’ Modern Mythology Ascalaphus was groaning beneath a huge rock which Demeter in her anger had hurled upon him, and which Heracles now removed, releasing the sufferer. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome The Homeric hymn to Demeter insists only on ritual purity as the condition of salvation, and we hear that people trusted to the mystic baptism to wash out all their previous sins. Christian Mysticism In the cult of Earth divinities Earth and under-Earth are practically identical, while Earth-goddesses like Demeter and Persephone were associated with the underworld, the dead being Demeter's folk. The Religion of the Ancient Celts Manabozho mourns and smears his face with black, as Demeter wears black raiment. The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological The philologists commence with the unknown, the old name, Demeter Erinnys, explain it to taste, and bring the legend into harmony with their explanation. Modern Mythology Demeter exercised great severity towards those who incurred her displeasure. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome And thou, Wayfaring Woman, whom I meet On all the highways,—every brimming street, Lady Demeter, is it thou, grown gaunt With work and want? The Singing Man A Book of Songs and Shadows If the tradition is correct, this would be an instance, like that of Demeter and the pig, of an animal embodiment of the corn-spirit being connected with a later anthropomorphic corn-goddess. The Religion of the Ancient Celts They offer to him a cup, like the beverage prepared for Demeter, in the Hymn, by Iambê. The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological Once more, Demeter is a goddess of Earth, not of Dawn. Modern Mythology The Roman Ceres is actually the Greek Demeter under another name, her attributes, worship, festivals, &c., being precisely identical. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome |
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