Being Demeter, the goddess of nature, my responsibilities include to be in charge of plants and crops. Also, I must watch over Persephone during the time she is with me, since I only get to be with her for half of the year. Aside from that, I have numerous items that symbolize myself. The torch, for example, is what I am occasionally spotted carrying while in search of my daughter. This was especially true when she first went missing and I went hysterical. Some would call it even being a little demented. But, what protective mother wouldn't be? Hades wouldn't know. He is too busy being jealous that he doesn't have a daughter. Annyywayyss, wheat and poppy symbolize my role as the goddess of agriculture, and the wild flowers growing in the grain fields. I may also be seen with these items, along with barley. A pig illustrates its blood sacrifice to help fertilize the world with me, and winged serpents draw my chariot.
My birthplace is unknown, yet it is thought to be Mount Olympus. That is where I reside, at least.
Some of my siblings live with me, along with a few other Olympians. Guess who doesn't live here most of the time? HADES! Good thing too, we aren't on the best of terms... Maybe he should just find another goddess to have a child with. We do have sisters, after all.
I am a rather peaceful, modest person, if you ask me. One could describe me as calm and compassionate. I am also a patient and understanding person. But mess with me and my children, and my fierce, angry side will come out. A few of my family members have learned that. Not to mention any specific names at this time...
I have numerous friends. They include Triptolemus, Hecate, Helios, Demophon, Phytalos and Iambe, to name a few. I have also made enemies, along the way. And if you have not figured out my number one enemy, you might want to read over these posts just a little more closely. Hades. And if your daughter was kidnapped by your jealous brother and is forced to stay with him for a period of time every year, I'm sure that sibling wouldn't exactly be your bestie, either. My other enemies are Metarira, Minthe and Erysichthon. Ascalaphus and Ascalabus are a couple more people who didn't make it on the friend list, but they are different because I managed to turn them both into animals.... They totally deserved it.
Some of my siblings live with me, along with a few other Olympians. Guess who doesn't live here most of the time? HADES! Good thing too, we aren't on the best of terms... Maybe he should just find another goddess to have a child with. We do have sisters, after all.
I am a rather peaceful, modest person, if you ask me. One could describe me as calm and compassionate. I am also a patient and understanding person. But mess with me and my children, and my fierce, angry side will come out. A few of my family members have learned that. Not to mention any specific names at this time...
I have numerous friends. They include Triptolemus, Hecate, Helios, Demophon, Phytalos and Iambe, to name a few. I have also made enemies, along the way. And if you have not figured out my number one enemy, you might want to read over these posts just a little more closely. Hades. And if your daughter was kidnapped by your jealous brother and is forced to stay with him for a period of time every year, I'm sure that sibling wouldn't exactly be your bestie, either. My other enemies are Metarira, Minthe and Erysichthon. Ascalaphus and Ascalabus are a couple more people who didn't make it on the friend list, but they are different because I managed to turn them both into animals.... They totally deserved it.
Hi Demeter, what did Ascalaphus and Ascalabus do to deserve to be turned into animals? What did you turn them into?
ReplyDeleteOh, hi Coyote! First of all, Ascalaphus manages the orchards of Hades in the Underworld. He is the one who informed me that Hades had fed my daughter, Persephone, a pomegranite seed to ensure her return to the Underworld. I became very angry and buried him beneath a rock. Later, he was released from his prison, but I turned him into a screech-owl soon afterwards.
DeleteAscalabus also angered me. In a desperate search for my sweet Persephone when she came up missing, I became tired and thirsty. Because of this, I quickly downed a drink to quench my thirst as soon as I reached Attika. The boy mocked me, and I threw the remainder of the beverage on him. He turned into a spotted gecko right before my eyes. Serves him right, making fun of a Goddess like that.