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goddess of agriculture, grain, and fertility; central figure in changing of the seasons myth.
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daughter of Demeter; abducted by Hades and made queen of the Underworld.
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ruler of the Underworld; abducts Persephone.
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king of the gods; father of Persephone; allows Hades to take Persephone.
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the sun god who sees everything; tells Demeter the truth about Persephone’s abduction.
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goddess of crossroads and magic; hears Persephone’s cries but doesn’t know who took her.
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god of the sea; with Demeter is the father of the horse Arion and goddess Despoina.
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goddess daughter of Demeter and Poseidon worshiped in Arcadian mysteries.
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immortal horse, offspring of Poseidon and Demeter, associated with flight and prophecy.
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king of Eleusis; welcomes Demeter into his household.
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wife of Celeus; mother of Demophoon and Triptolemus; catches Demter bathing her son in fire
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infant son of Celeus; Demeter tries to make him immortal.
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receives the gift of agriculture from Demeter and spreads it across Greece in a dragon drawn chairot
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servant who makes Demeter laugh and lifts her sorrow.
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mortal who disrespected Demeter by chopping down a grove of trees sacred to her, and was cursed with insatiable hunger.
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nymph of a spring who tried to stop Hades; dissolved into her pool in grief.
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boy who mocked Demeter drinking; transformed into a lizard.
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servant of Hades who betrayed Persephone; transformed into an owl.
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nymph once loved by Hades; transformed into the mint plant out of jealousy.
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tree nymphs; spirits of nature, often connected to Demeter’s realm of growth and vegetation.
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town where Demeter rested; center of her worship.
