English Explanatory Dictionary

Demeter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The goddess of the fertility of the Earth and harvests, protector of marriage and social order; daughter of Cronos and Rhea, mother to Persephone.
  2. 1108 Demeter, a main belt asteroid.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈmiːtə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Demeter.wav /dəˈmiːtəɹ/ /ˈdɛmɪtəɹ/

Word forms

Demeter

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”).

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