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Demeter
(di mēt′ər)
noun
Gr. Myth. the goddess of agriculture and fertility: identified with the Roman Ceres
Origin: Gr Dēmētēr < Gr(Doric) Damatēr < da- (? name for the earth) + matēr, mother
See Demeter in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Greek Mythology
The goddess of the harvest, daughter of Rhea and Cronus and mother of Persephone.
Origin:
Origin: Greek Dēmētēr; see māter- in Indo-European roots
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