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Demeter’s parents are Cronus and Rhea Her foster parents are Oceanus and Thetys Demeter's siblings are Hestia, Hera, Poseidon, Hades, and Zeus Demeter’s brother Zeus gave Hades permission to marry Persephone but didn’t tell her mom Some of Demeter’s mates are Zeus, Poseidon, Iasion, Carmanor Demeter’s children are Persephone, Dionysus, Despoena, Arion, Plutus, Philomelus, Eubulus Demeter was not married but she had an affair with Iason When Demeter was born she was swallowed by her dad Cronus because he was afraid that one of his children would challenge his authority and usurp his power Cronus swallowed 5 of his children Rhea tricked the devious god and substituted a stone in place of her 6th child Zeus To free his brother’s and sister’s he ambushed Cronus. the fight was so violent that the five children that were swallowed were vomited and took there place as gods and goddess Demeter is the goddess of harvest, fertility, grain, and agriculture Demeter is responsible for creating winter Demeter also taught mankind about agriculture Demeter enjoys the The scepter, wheat plant, torch, gecko, mint plant, poppy, an ear of wheat, and the horn of plenty Here is a picture of the horn of plenty Demeter’s strengths are controlling the fertility of the Earth as goddess of agriculture; also gives life after death to those who learn her mysteries. Demeter's weakness –Her daughter Persephone was kidnapped by Hades and forced to live 3 months of the year with him. During this time, Demeter blights the Earth and won’t let plants grow. This is how the gods explain winter. Demeter’s brother Zeus is the god of sky's, and king of gods Hades is god of the underworld Poseidon is the god of the seas Hestia is the goddess of the hearth, and home Hera is the goddess of wedding’s, and marriage Demeter lived in Greece in the Mount Olympus with the rest of the Greek Gods Demeter was born on Earth she was put there to help the farmers plant and yield Some of Demeter’s enemies are Ascalaphus, Pluto(Hades), and Typhon Since Demeter is a goddess she did not die. People simply forgot her when Christianity was declared the official religion of the state How many brothers and sisters did Demeter have? 2) What were Demeter’s parents names? 3) What did her dad do to her and her siblings when they were born? 4) Was Hades one of her enemies? 5) What was Demeter the goddess of? 6) Who were Demeter’s brother’s 1) 7) 8) What was Demeter’s daughter's name? Who gave Hades permission to marry Persephone? 9) What season comes when Persephone is forced to live with Hades? 10) What is one of Demeter’s signs? http://gogreece.about.com/cs/mythology/a/blmythdemeter.htm http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/Olympian-Gods-Fast-Facts/qt/010311-Demeter.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demeter http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Demeter.html http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_were_Demeter's_enemies http://www.goddessgift.com/goddess-myths/goddess_symbols_demeter.htm http://mythagora.com/bios/demeter.html http://www.indepthinfo.com/greek-gods/demeter.htm http://gogreece.about.com/od/mythology/Greek_Mythology_Greek_Gods_and_Goddesses.htm