The ceremony thanked Demeter for a good harvest, and honored Persephone to ensure a happy afterlife.

Secret ceremony in Athens dedicated to Demeter and Persephone.

I swear the air softened and warmed as she moved, The blue sky smiling, none too soon, with the small shy mouth of a new moon.

She came from a long, long way, but I saw her at last, walking, my daughter, my girl, across the fields, In bare feet, bringing all spring's flowers to her mother's house. My broken heart - I tried that, but it skimmed, flat, over the frozen lake. I sat in my cold stone room choosing tough words, granite, flint, To break the ice. “Demeter”by Carol Ann Duffy Where I lived - winter and hard earth. This is the Ancient Greek’s mythical explanation of the seasons.When Persephone returns, Demeter lets all of the crops grow again.The time of year that Persephone is in the Underworld, Demeter won’t let the crops grow.

Zeus made Hades return Persephone to Demeter, but Persephone had to spend part of every year in the Underworld.Since Persephone had eaten the food of the Underworld, she could not return.Demeter searched for her for a very long time, and finally found her.Demeter’s daughter, Persephone was kidnapped by Hades.Demeter is goddess of… Agriculture Underworld Moral law Fertilityĭemeter’s Symbols Corn Cornucopias Pigs Serpents Geckos

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