- Alternative names
- DeoβDeio
- Information
- Olympian goddess
- Alternative name
- π€ Deo (alt. Demeter)
- Possibly the same as
- π€ Erinys
- LIMC headword
- Demeter
- Identified with
- π€ Isis
- Daughter of
- π€ Cronos βπ€ Hestia βπ€ Ouranos βπ€ Rhea
- Mother of
- π€ Areion (horse) βπ€ Artemis βπ€ Hecate (goddess)βπ€ Persephone βπ€ Ploutos βπ€ Despoina
- Wife of
- π€ Zeus
- Has children with
- π€ Poseidon βπ€ Zeus βπ€ Iasion (s. of Electra)
- Belongs to
- π₯ the Olympian Gods
- Divine patron of
- π Eleusis (Attica) βπ Paros (island) βπ Sicily (island) βπ Antron (Thessaly) βπ€ Triopas (Cnidian) βπ€ Enna
- Invents
- π€ Doso (persona of Demeter)
- Kills
- π€ Demophoon (Eleusinian) βπ€ Colontas
- Cult sites
- π Eleusis (Attica) βπ Thebes (Boiotia) βπ Phlious (Argolid) βπ Mariandynoi (Pontos) βπ Megara (Argolid) βπ Pheneos (Arcadia) βπ Pyrasos (Thessaly) βπ Enna (Sicily) βπ the Sanctuary of Eleusinian Demeter near Mount Taygetos (Laconia)βπ the Sanctuary of Demeter Chthonia at Spartaβπ the Sanctuary of Demeter at Sicyon βπ Mysia (Argolid) βποΈ the Temple of Demeter Thesmia on Mt Cyllene (Arcadia)βποΈ the Megara of Demeter (Megara)βπ the Sanctuary of Pelasgian Demeter at Argosβπ the Sacred Grove near Mount Potinos (Argolid) βπ the Sanctuary of Demeter Chthonia at Hermion (Argolid)βποΈ the Temple of Demeter Thesmophoros near Troizenββ³ the Search of Demeter for Persephoneβπ the Sanctuary of Demeter Chamyne at Olympiaβπ the Sanctuary of Mysian Demeter at Pellene βπ the Sanctuary of Demeter Erinys and Demeter Lousia at Thelpousa (Arcadia)βπ the Sanctuary of the Great Goddesses at Megalopolis (Arcadia)βπ the Sanctuary of Demeter at Mycalessos (Boiotia)βποΈ the Temple of Demeter at Athens βποΈ the Temple of Demeter at Eleusisβπ Triphylia βπ Syracuse (Sicily) βπ the Grove of Demeter (Thessaly) βποΈ the Temple of Demeter at Messene
- Related Entities
- π€ Aithra (m. of Theseus) βπ€ Amphitrite βπ€ Aphrodite βπ€ Apollo βπ€ Areion (horse) βπ€ Ares βπ€ Artemis βπ€ Ascalaphos (s. of Acheron) βπ€ Athena βπ€ Calliope (Muse) βπ€ Celeos (Eleusinian) βπ₯ the Charites βπ€ Cheiron (centaur) βπ€ Cleio (Muse) βπ₯ the Corybantes βπ€ Cronos βπ€ Demeter βπ€ Demophoon (Eleusinian) βπ€ Dionysos βπ€ Doris (Oceanid) βπ€ Eleusis (eponym) βπ€ Erato (Muse) βπ₯ the Erinyes βπ€ Eumolpos (Thracian) βπ€ Euterpe βπ€ Ge (personification) βπ€ Hera βπ€ Hestia βπ€ Oceanos (Titan) βπ€ Ouranos βπ€ Poseidon βπ€ Hades βπ€ Rhea βπ€ Tethys βπΊ the Stone of Cronos βπ€ Zeus βπ€ Ganymedes (s. of Tros) βπ the Underworld βπ€ Hephaistos βπ€ Heracles βπ€ Hermes βπ€ Hyacinthos (Spartan) βπ€ Iasion (s. of Electra) βπ€ Iolaos βπ€ Iris βπ€ Isis βπ Eleusis (Attica) βπ Athens (Attica) βπ Crete (island) βπ€ Orpheus βπ€ Ourania (Muse) βπ€ Pan (god) βπ€ Peleus βπ€ Hecate (goddess)βπ₯ the Horai βπ₯ the Hundred-Handers βπ€ Iambe βπ€ Io βπ₯ the Muses βπ€ Persephone βπ€ Polymnia βπ€ Leto βπ€ Maia βπ€ Melpomene βπ€ Metaneira βπ€ Metis βπ€ Minos βπ₯ the Moirai βπ€ Nereus βπ€ Nike (personification) βπ€ Seilenos βπ€ Tantalos (Lydian) βπ€ Terpsichore βπ€ Thaleia (Muse) βπ€ Thetis βπ€ Triptolemos βπΊ the Thunderbolt of ZeusβπΊ the Club of Heracles βπΊ the Horn of Amaltheiaβπ Sicyon (Argolid) βπ Egypt βπ€ Helios βπ Salamis (island) βπ Argos (city) βπ Scythia βπ Thebes (Boiotia) βπ Attica βπ River Ladon (Arcadia) βπ Mount Olympos (N. Greece) βπ Paros (island) βπ Thasos (island) βπ Sicily (island) βπ Ephesos (Asia Minor) βπ Phlious (Argolid) βπ River Styx (Underworld) βπ Hermion (Argolid) βποΈ Rock Agelastos (Eleusis) βπ Mount Aitna (Sicily) βπ Mariandynoi (Pontos) βπΊ the Statue of Demeter βπ River Acheloos (Aitolia) βπ the Garden of the Hesperides (unlocatable) βπ Samothrace (island) βπ Megara (Argolid) βπ Pheneos (Arcadia) βπ Pyrasos (Thessaly) βπ Antron (Thessaly) βπ€ Eros βπ€ Momos βπ€ Tyche βπ₯ the Olympian Godsβπ€ Ploutos βπ Erebos (Underworld) βπ€ Aitnaios βπ€ Arethousa (Sicilian) βπ€ Atheras βπ Enna (Sicily) βπΊ the Shoulder of Pelops βπ€ Damithales βπ€ Despoina βπ€ Dysaules βπ€ Hercyna (eponym) βπ€ Eubouleus βπ€ Eumolpos (Eleusinian) βπ€ Car βπ€ Colontas βπ€ Mysios βπ€ Naos βπ€ Oncos βπ€ Orthopolis βπ€ Pandareos βπ€ Pelasgos (Argive) βπ€ Plemnaios βπ€ Polyboia (d. of Amyclas) βπ€ Raros βπ€ Trisaules βπ€ Trophonios βπ€ Trochilos βπ€ Phytalos βπ€ Chthonia (Argive II) βπ€ Chrysanthis βπ€ Attis βπ the Sanctuary of Eleusinian Demeter near Mount Taygetos (Laconia)βπ the Sanctuary of Demeter Chthonia at Spartaβπ the Sanctuary of Demeter at Sicyon βπ Mysia (Argolid) βπ Laciadai (Attica) βπ the Rarian Plain (Eleusis) βποΈ Callichoron Well (Eleusis) βπ₯ the Daughters of Celeos βποΈ the Temple of Demeter Thesmia on Mt Cyllene (Arcadia)βποΈ the Megara of Demeter (Megara)βπ the Oracle of Apollo at Delphiβπ the Sanctuary of Pelasgian Demeter at ArgosβποΈ Anaclethris (Megara) βπ the Sacred Grove near Mount Potinos (Argolid) βπ Onceion (Arcadia) βπ€ Prometheus (Cabeiros) βπ the Sanctuary of the Cabeiroi at Thebesβπ the Sanctuary of Demeter Chthonia at Hermion (Argolid)βποΈ the Temple of Demeter Thesmophoros near Troizenββ³ the Search of Demeter for PersephoneβποΈ the Cave of Black Demeter (Arcadia) βποΈ Spring Arethousa (Sicily)βπ Mount Ida (Crete) βπ€ Deo (alt. Demeter) βπ the Sanctuary of Demeter Chamyne at Olympiaβπ€ Triopas (Cnidian) βπ Asia Minor βπΊ the Chariot of Triptolemos βπ the Sanctuary of Mysian Demeter at Pellene βπΊ the Wooden Statue of Black Demeter βπ the Sanctuary of Demeter Erinys and Demeter Lousia at Thelpousa (Arcadia)βπ the Sanctuary of the Great Goddesses at Megalopolis (Arcadia)βπ the Sanctuary of Demeter at Mycalessos (Boiotia)βπ€ Diocles (Eleusinian) βπ€ Iacchos (Eleusinian) βποΈ the Temple of Demeter at Athens βποΈ Anthion Well (Eleusis) βποΈ Parthenion Well (Eleusis) βπ€ Doso (persona of Demeter) βποΈ the Temple of Demeter at EleusisβπΊ the Chariot of Hadesβπ Dotion (Thessaly) βπ€ Erinys βπ€ Erysichthon (s. of Triops) βπ€ the Serpent of Cychreusβπ€ Eurylochos (Salaminian)βπ€ Chariclo (w. of Cheiron) βπ Triphylia βπ River Hebros (N. Greece) βπ Syracuse (Sicily) βπ€ Sabazios ββ³ the Wedding of Peleus and Thetis βπ€ Hesperos (personification) βπ the Grove of Demeter (Thessaly) βπ€ Enna βπ€ Nicippe (Thessalian) βπ€ Phthonos βπ the Land of the Melanes βποΈ Spring Cyane (Sicily)βποΈ Spring Tilphousa (Boiotia) βπ Mount Minthe (Elis)βπ River Acheron (Elis) βπ€ Ampycus (priest) βπ Lake Pergus (Sicily) βπ€ Hierax (Bithynian) βπ€ Titan (s. of Ouranos) βποΈ the Temple of Demeter at Messeneβπ€ Misme βπ the Lakes of the Palici (Sicily) βπ€ Ascalabos (s. of Misme) βπ€ Lyncus βπ€ Cyane (Sicilian) βπ₯ the Daughters of Acheloos
- Mentioned by
- π Apollodoros, Library 2.1.3βπ Apollodoros, Library 2.5.12βπ Apollodoros, Library 1.2.1βπ Apollodoros, Library 1.5.1βπ Apollodoros, Library 1.5.3βπ Apollodoros, Library 1.5.2βπ Apollodoros, Library 3.6.8βπ Apollodoros, Library 3.12.1βπ Apollodoros, Library 3.14.7βπ Lycophron, Alexandra 144-167βπ Lycophron, Alexandra 1362-1396βπ Pausanias 1.2.4βπ Pausanias 1.37.2βπ Pausanias 1.38.3βπ Pausanias 1.39.1βπ Pausanias 1.39.5βπ Pausanias 1.40.6βπ Pausanias 1.43.2βπ Pausanias 8.25.6βπ Pausanias 8.37.9βπ Pausanias 9.39.2βπ Pausanias 9.39.5βπ Pausanias 2.5.8βπ Pausanias 2.11.2βπ Pausanias 2.18.3βπ Pausanias 1.38.6βπ Pausanias 2.35.4βπ Pausanias 7.27.9βπ Pausanias 8.31.2βπ Pausanias 8.37.6βπ Pausanias 8.42.6βπ Pausanias 9.31.9βπ Homer, Odyssey 5.28-5.148βπ Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 1-32βπ Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 51-89βπ Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 94-112βπ Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 120-144βπ Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 184-212βπ Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 213-267βπ Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 268-300βπ Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 334-356βπ Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 375-385βπ Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 434-440βπ Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 441-469βπ Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 470-482βπ Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 483-495βπ Homeric Hymn 13 to Demeter 1-3βπ Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 40-50βπ Euripides, Suppliant Women 1-41βπ Euripides, Suppliant Women 618-625βπ Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 70 Mostβπ Homer, Iliad 2.695-2.710βπ Homer, Iliad 14.312-14.328βπ Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 301-324βπ Dionysios, Periegesis 520-530βπ Pausanias 3.19.3-3.19.4βπ Pausanias 1.13.8-1.13.9βπ Pausanias 1.14.1-1.14.3βπ Pausanias 2.14.2-2.14.4βπ Pausanias 8.15.1-8.15.4βπ Pausanias 8.25.4-8.25.7βπ Pausanias 8.25.4-8.25.10βπ Pausanias 8.25.7-8.25.10βπ Pausanias 9.25.5-9.25.10βπ Pausanias 8.42.1-8.42.2βπ Pausanias 8.42.1-8.42.4βπ Pausanias 5.17.3-5.17.4βπ Pausanias 8.15.3-8.15.4βπ Pausanias 8.42.1-8.42.6βπ Apollodoros, Library 1.1.5-1.2.1βπ Apollodoros, Library 1.5.1-1.5.3βπ Hesiod, Theogony 453-491βπ Hesiod, Theogony 617-653βπ Hesiod, Theogony 451-491βπ Hesiod, Theogony 912-914βπ Hesiod, Theogony 969-974βπ Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 121 Mostβπ Euripides, Phoenician Women 638-689βπ Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 143 Mostβπ Hesiod, Catabasis of Peirithous fr. 216 Mostβπ Panyassis, Heracleia fr. 3 Westβπ Panyassis, Heracleia fr. 4 Westβπ Minyad fr. 7 Westβπ Bacchylides, Odes 3βπ Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 28.1-28.2 MacLeodβπ Lucian, Parliament of the Gods 8βπ Lucian, Icaromenippus 27βπ Callimachus, Hymn to Apollo 105-112βπ Callimachus, Hymn to Demeter 1-23βπ Callimachus, Hymn to Demeter 24-115βπ Callimachus, Aetia fr. 21 Harderβπ Callimachus, Aetia fr. 63 Harderβπ Lucian, The Dance 40βπ Lucian, The Dance 54βπ Lucian, The Dance 80βπ Pindar, Olympian 6 92-105βπ Ps-Lucian, Charidemos 16βπ Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 3βπ Pindar, Isthmian 1 52-68βπ Pindar, Isthmian 7 1-19βπ Pindar fr. 37 Snell-Maehlerβπ D-Scholia, Iliad 1.609βπ Euripides, Alcestis 326β365βπ Pomponius Mela 2.41βπ Ovid, Ibis 411-412βπ Ovid, Ibis 419-420βπ Strabo 7 fr. 20a-b Radtβπ Strabo 8.3.14βπ Strabo 8.3.15βπ Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.104-6.128βπ Strabo 9.1.9βπ Vergil, Georgics 1.160-1.175βπ D-Scholia, Iliad 15.229βπ Ovid, Amores 3.6βπ Ovid, Amores 3.10βπ Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.385-5.437βπ Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.438-5.532βπ Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.533-5.571βπ Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.642-5.678βπ Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.90-5.235βπ Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 3βπ Callimachus, Lyric Poems fr. 228 Pfeifferβπ Diodoros, Library 6.1.6-6.1.10βπ Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 11βπ Callimachus, Epigram 39 Pfeifferβπ Callimachus, Hecale fr. 100 Hollisβπ Callimachus, Hecale fr. 172 Hollisβπ Callimachus fr. 466 Pfeifferβπ Callimachus fr. 474 Pfeifferβπ Callimachus fr. 652 Pfeifferβπ Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 24βπ Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.425-452ββοΈ Parian Chronicle (Ashmolean 449945; IG XII, 5, 444; PHI 77668)βπ P.Mich. inv. 1447 verso
- Mentioned in Text
- Apollodoros, LibraryβHomer, IliadβDionysios, PeriegesisβHesiod, TheogonyβLycophron, AlexandraβHomer, Odysseyβ MinyadβPindar, Olympian 6βPausaniasβPindarβEuripides, Suppliant WomenβEuripides, Alcestisβ Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeterβ Homeric Hymn 13 to DemeterβHesiod, EhoiaiβEuripides, Phoenician WomenβStraboβHesiod, Catabasis of PeirithousβPanyassis, HeracleiaβBacchylides, OdesβCallimachus, AetiaβLucian, Dialogues of the DeadβLucian, Parliament of the GodsβLucian, IcaromenippusβCallimachus, Hymn to ApolloβCallimachus, Hymn to DemeterβLucian, The DanceβPs-Lucian, CharidemosβPs-Plutarch, On RiversβPindar, Isthmian 1βPindar, Isthmian 7βDiodoros, LibraryβAntoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesβPomponius MelaβD-Scholia, IliadβOvid, IbisβCallimachusβOvid, MetamorphosesβCallimachus, EpigramβOvid, AmoresβVergil, GeorgicsβCallimachus, Lyric PoemsβCallimachus, Hecale
- Mentioned in citation of
- π Orpheus fr. 382 BernabΓ©βπ Pamphosβπ Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 470-482βπ Homer, Iliad 23.343-23.350βπ Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 143 Mostβπ Panyassis, Heracleia fr. 4 Westβπ Demetrios of Scepsis BNJ 2013 fr. 59βπ Boios, Origins of Birdsβπ Aeschylus fr. 653 Metteβπ Euhemerus test. 49 Winiarczykβπ Euhemerus test. 60 Winiarczykβπ Nicander, Heteroeumena fr. 56 Gow-Scholfield
- Depictions
- π¨ Attic Black-Figure Krater by Cleitias (Florence 4209; Beazley 300000; LIMC Antenor I 2)βπ¨ Attic Red-Figure Krater in the manner of the Jena Painter (CAMU Ξ 188; Beazley 30263; LIMC Hades 72)βπ¨ Attic Black-Figure Kalpis Hydria attributed to the Leagros Group (Nicholson NM98.24)βπ¨ Greek Terracotta Votive Figurine (Monash 127.011)βπ¨ Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater attributed to the Polygnotan Group (Otago E48.67)βπ¨ Wall Paintings from Casa e Panificio di Papirius Sabinus IX 3, 19-20, Pompeii (PALP r9-i3-p19-space-e)βπ¨ Attic Black-Figure Plate attributed to the Gecko Painter (Otago E59.1; Beazley 6710)βπ¨ Boiotian Red-Figure Bell Krater attributed to Thetis/Mystai Painter (NAM 1393)βπ¨ Wall painting from Temple of Domitian, Ephesos ( n/a)βπ¨ Wall Paintings from Ara Capitale IX 11, 1, Pompeii (PALP r9-i11-p1)βπ¨ Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Capitoline 249; ASR III. 3, no. 392, pl. 125)βπ¨ Wall Paintings from Casa delle Grazie VIII 3, 10-11, Pompeii (ADS 819; PALP r8-i3)βπ¨ Attic Red-Figure Hydria (BM 1868,0606.8; LIMC Demeter 368)
- Reported depictions
- ποΈ the Temple of Hera at Olympia βπ the Sanctuary of the Great Goddesses at Megalopolis (Arcadia)βπΊ the Tapestry of Arachne βπ¨ Cult Statues in the Temple of Demeter, Athens, by Praxiteles (LIMC Demeter 14)βπ¨ Throne of Apollo at Amyclai (LIMC Acheloos 219)
- Relevant to local traditions reported from
- π Egypt βπ Argos (city) βπ Arcadia βπ Phigaleia (Arcadia) βπ Lebadeia (Boiotia) βπ Thelpousa (Arcadia)