Hi my name is Alex and I'm going to tell you about Demeter. Demeter is the goddess of harvest. She is the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. It was Demeter's
job to make sure the crops grow every year. Demeter is the goddess of the earth, of agriculture, and of fertility in general. Sacred to her are livestock and agricultural products, poppy and narcissus.
Her daughter Persephone was abducted by Hades to be his wife in the underworld. Demeter, in her anger laid a curse on Hades for the crops to not grow. Since Persephone ate in the underworld Hades had a
Claim on her. Persephone had to spend four months of each year in the underworld. Demeter grieves her daughters absence, and withdraws her gifts from the world, creating winter. Her return brought the spring.
Demeter is also known for founding the Eleusinian mysteries. These were huge festivals held every five years. They were important events for many centuries. Yet, little is known of them as those attending were sworn to secrecy. The central tenant seems to have been that just as grain returns every spring after its harvest and wintery death, so too the human soul could be reborn after the death of the body.