I am the Greek goddess known as Demeter. You may also know me as Ceres, which is my Roman name. Meter, Doso, Auxesia, Deo, Chloe, Sito and Mother Nature are other aliases associated with me. During the spring and summertime, I appear as a young, beautiful goddess with eternal youth. Come fall and winter, I wither into an older woman, yet I still hold my powers. My daughter, Persephone, is taken at this time. Thanks, Zeus and Hades. My hair is of an auburn shade accompanied by a set of brown eyes. I am a mature woman, and often one can find wheat or barley in my hand. Usually, I am dressed in finery.
My parents were the Titian Cronus and Rhea. My siblings include the gods and goddesses of Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Hera and Zeus. All of us except for Zeus were swallowed after birth. Apparently my dad didn't want us to overthrow his power. Cannibalism should never be the answer. Anyways, I was never married, although I had a number of children. They came from multiple fathers. There are numerous stories about how many children I had and whom I had them with, but Zeus was the father of my daughter Persephone, who is somewhat of a part time goddess of the Underworld. Thanks again, brothers. Also, Poseidon the father of Despoina and Arion, while Plutus and Philomelus came from Iasion. Hades never had children with me (and he is so jealous).
I am the goddess of nature. I watch over the agriculture, harvests and the growth of crops. I am also the goddess of fertility. I taught people how to settle down and plow fields to create crops. I make harvests bountiful and the Earth fertile. That is, unless I am upset and Persephone has been taken back down into the Underworld. This brings us to my weakness, the depression that comes over me at this time. Crops may fail and people may starve. Oops. That is what happens when you become jealous and take my daughter.
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