Demeter

Demeter (DEH-MEH-ter) was the Greek goddess of agriculture, health, birth and marriage. She was associated with the Roman goddess Ceres; also, she was the daughter of Cronos? and Rhea, and therefore the sister of Zeus.

Demeter had several children; these included Persephone, the consort of Hades, and Plutus?, the god of wealth. It was during her trip to retrieve Persephone from the underworld that she revealed the [Eleusinian Mysteries]?.

Demeter was usually portrayed on a chariot, and frequently associated with images of the harvest, including flowers, fruit, and grain. She was also sometimes pictured with Persephone.