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Demeter (Ceres)

Demeter (Ceres), daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister of Zeus and Hera, goddess of agriculture. Her daughter Persephone (Proserpina) was taken to the underworld by Hades as his wife. Demeter angry said to Zeus that she will stop the growth of grain and fruits if her daughter does not return back. Finally Hades was convinced and there was an agreement that Persephone can visit every year for some period her mother but she had to return to Hades.

Demeter

Origin of the previous Demeter Image: A relief from Eleusis with Demeter, Triptolemos and Persephone

Demeter and the Department of Agriculture of the Athenian University

The name of the chemical element Cerium (Ce) with atomic number 58 is derived from Ceres (should it not better be called Demetrium? )

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