Thesmophoros
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Thesmophoros is an epithet of the Greek goddess Demeter that emphasizes her role as the bringer and guardian of agricultural laws and social order.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thesmophoros canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cult title
ⓘ
epithet ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agricultural law
ⓘ
agriculture ⓘ fertility ⓘ social order ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Athens
ⓘ
Boeotia ⓘ Eleusis ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ Sicily ⓘ |
| domain |
protection of crops
ⓘ
regulation of family life ⓘ regulation of marriage ⓘ regulation of sexuality ⓘ stability of the polis ⓘ |
| epithetOf | Demeter ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart | Roman Ceres (functional analogue) ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
bringer of customs
ⓘ
law-bringer ⓘ |
| honoredDuring |
Thesmophoria
ⓘ
surface form:
Thesmophoria festival
|
| iconographicAssociation |
grain
ⓘ
plowed fields ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| linkedRitual | Thesmophoria ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eleusis
ⓘ
surface form:
Demeter cult
|
| refersTo | Demeter ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | thesmoi (divine laws) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| role |
ensurer of fertility of fields
ⓘ
guardian of agricultural customs ⓘ protector of civic order ⓘ |
| worshippedBy | Greek women ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| worshipType | mystery and fertility cult ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.