Who Is Demeter? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Demeter is a In the Public Domain comic book character, with over 236 comic issue appearances. The Greek goddess of fertility and harvest, Demeter is also the mother of Persephone. Demeter is also one of the six children of The Titans Cronus and Rhea. Her very moods are reflected in the life and fertility of the earth.

Who is Demeter?

History In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Demeter is the goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over grains and the fertility of the earth. Her cult titles include Sito, "she of the Grain",as the giver of food or grain, and Thesmophoros, "Law-Bringer", as a mark of the civilized existence of agricultural society. Though Demeter is often described simply as the goddess of the harvest, she presided also over the sacred law, and the cycle of life and death. She and her daughter Persephone were the central figures of the Eleusinian Mysteries, a religious tradition that predated the Olympian pantheon, and which may have its roots in the Mycenaean period c. 1400–1200 BC. Demeter was often considered to be the same figure as the Anatolian goddess Cybele , and she was identified with the Roman goddess Ceres . Demeter was also the sister of Hades , the Greek god of the underworld. Hades fell in love with her daughter Persephone , even though she was in fact his niece it was not uncommon for family and relatives to mate (like Zeus and Hera for ex.).

Key facts

Demeter is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "Superboy's Lost Costume". The character is published by In the Public Domain. With 236 recorded issue appearances, Demeter ranks among the most featured characters in comics.