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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The goddess of the fertility of the Earth and harvests, protector of marriage and social order; daughter of Cronos and Rhea, mother to Persephone. Greek
2. 2
   1108 Demeter, a main belt asteroid.

Synonyms

All synonyms

agdistisagricultureamoraphroditeapolloapollon

Example

More examples

"I am the last remaining worshipper of the goddess Demeter."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”).

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