Demeter was one of the twelve Olympian gods believed by the ancient Greeks to rule over the cosmos. She was the sister of Zeus and patron goddess of agriculture. She was commonly depicted wearing a ...

Persephone was the daughter of Demeter, the Goddess of the harvest, and lived with her mother on the Island of Sicily. A volcano on the island erupted and Hades emerged from his underworld kingdom.

The excavated sanctuary complex was dedicated to the ancient Greek goddess of agriculture, Demeter, and her daughter, ...

One of the most interesting stories in ancient Greek mythology is the abduction of Persephone by Hades. For a long time, this story has stood as a symbol for both the changing of the seasons and for ...

One aspect of modern May Day celebrations is the preparation of a flower wreath from wild flowers against a background of ...

where he watches offerings being made to the goddess Demeter, and that becomes the springboard for his first story… Part 2 Persephone is the daughter of Demeter, goddess of the Earth and of the ...

In the myth, Persephone’s kidnapping and the fact that she eats the forbidden fruit of the Underworld causes the shift between the seasons, as Demeter mourns the six months she is separated from ...