Demeter
pronunciation
How to pronounce Demeter in British English:
UK [diˈmi:tə]
How to pronounce Demeter in American English:
US [dɪˈmitɚ]
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- Noun:
- (Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres
Word Origin
- Demeter
- goddess of agriculture, mother of Persephone, from Greek Demeter; the second element generally given as mater (see mother); the first element possibly from da, Doric form of Greek ge "earth" (see Gaia), but Liddell & Scott find this "improbable." The Latin masc. proper name Demetrius means "son of Demeter."
Example
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- 2. There was no successor to demeter or dionysus .
- 3. The enterprise , converting to demeter , completes a farm questionnair e and returns it by e-mail to demeter international e.v.
- 4. Following certification a contract is concluded between demeter international e.v. and the enterprise , which details trademark usage .
- 5. She is the giver of earthly gifts , yet at the same time , she can , in anger withhold , as demeter did when her daughter , persephone , was kidnapped .