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Demeter
By: Julia
Demeter's Greek and Roman names
• Demeter's Greek name :Demeter
• Demeter's Roman name :Ceres
Demeter's Powers and Weaknesses
• Demeter's powers are: she brings life to all
creatures on earth(she also brings winter)
• Demeter's weaknesses: Demeter's weakness
is when her daughter is taken away from
her(when this happens she brings winter to
Earth)
ART of Demeter
Demeter's family Tree
Demeter's mother and father are the titans
Kronos and Reha. Her siblings are Zeus,
Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, and Hera.Demeter’s
child is Persephone.
Demeter's symbols
• Demeter's symbols are the ear of corn and
wheat
The story of Demeter
• Persephone the beautiful daughter of Demeter
and Zeus, was one day minding her own business
frolicking and picking flowers when her uncle
Hades kidnaps her and drags her to the land of
the dead to be his wife. Demeter is so mad when
she finds out what happened she won’t allow
anything to grow. The conflict escalates and Zeus
decides that Persephone will be with her mother
8 months of the year and Hades 4 months of the
year. So when Persephone is gone Demeter
brings winter. She brings summer when she does
have her daughter Persephone.
Creation of Demeter
• Demeter was created by titans Kronos and
Rhea falling deeply in love… they had many
children including Poseidon.
Interesting facts about Demeter
• Demeter causes winter and summer to
happen
• Demeter has many siblings
• Demeter has one child
Bibliography of Demeter Research
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About .com
Greek mythology .com
Google.com
http://www.metmuseum.org
http://en.wikipedia.org
http://parker studiostructuralsculpture.com