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DEMETER (1)
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Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Δημητηρ (Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: di-MEET-ər (English) [key]
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Means "earth mother", derived from Greek δε (de) "earth" and μητηρ (meter) "mother". In Greek mythology Demeter was the goddess of agriculture, the daughter of Cronus, the sister of Zeus, and the mother of Persephone. |
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