Demeter: Goddess of the Earth and Agriculture
Origin: Greece
Meaning: Barely mother
Similar gods in other countries/religions:
- Roman goddess = Ceres
- Egyptian god = Geb
- Japanese god = Sarutahiko Ōkami
- Hindu goddess = Ida
Myth: A peace-loving deity and the source of all growth and life; she was the goddess who provided all nutrition on the earth and taught mortals how to cultivate the earth and ease life. Demeter was most appreciated for introducing wheat to mankind, making man different from animals. However she is not the goddess of the earth in the sense that she is the earth. Demeter is like goddess of everything that has to do with the earth (weather, veggies, etc.)