Demeter festival
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Demeter festival refers to any of the ancient Greek religious celebrations held in honor of the goddess Demeter, typically associated with agriculture, fertility, and the harvest.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Demeter cult | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek religious festival
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religious celebration ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
community cohesion
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cosmic and seasonal renewal ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agriculture
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fertility ⓘ harvest ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Eleusis
NERFINISHED
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Thesmophorion sanctuaries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| deityAspectHonored |
Demeter as grain goddess
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Demeter as lawgiver NERFINISHED ⓘ Demeter as protector of marriage and childbirth ⓘ |
| hasMajorForm |
Chloia
NERFINISHED
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Eleusinian Mysteries NERFINISHED ⓘ Haloa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalligeneia NERFINISHED ⓘ Proerosia NERFINISHED ⓘ Skira NERFINISHED ⓘ Thalysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Thesmophoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorsDeity | Demeter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesRitual |
fasting
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feasting ⓘ obscene jesting ⓘ offerings of first fruits ⓘ processions ⓘ sacrifices ⓘ secret rites ⓘ |
| linkedMyth |
Demeter’s search for Persephone
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Persephone abduction myth ⓘ return of Persephone from the underworld ⓘ |
| participants |
initiates
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married women ⓘ women ⓘ |
| primaryLocation |
Athens
NERFINISHED
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Eleusis NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek world ⓘ rural Attica ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
ensuring agricultural fertility
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promoting human fertility ⓘ securing good crops ⓘ thanking the goddess for the harvest ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
autumn
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harvest season ⓘ sowing season ⓘ |
| worshipType |
mystery cult
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public civic cult ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Demeter cult