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Demeter: Meaning and Definition of

De•me•ter

Pronunciation: (di-mē'tur), [key]
— n.
  1. the ancient Greek chthonian goddess of agriculture and the protector of marriage and the social order, identified by the Romans with Ceres. She presided over the Eleusinian mysteries.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
demesne Demetrias
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