1 / 9

Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses

Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses. Greek name: Demeter Roman name: Ceres. Spheres of Influence. Demeter, or Ceres, is the Earth goddess/ goddess of agriculture. She taught man how to plow and sow the fields. Relationship to Other Deities in the Pantheon.

shaine-graham
Download Presentation

Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses Greek name: Demeter Roman name: Ceres

  2. Spheres of Influence • Demeter, or Ceres, is the Earth goddess/ goddess of agriculture. • She taught man how to plow and sow the fields.

  3. Relationship to Other Deities in the Pantheon • Demeter/Ceres is the mother of Persephone, and is the sister of the almighty god, Zeus.

  4. Emblems Associated With Demeter •  Poppy flower. • http://www.google.com/imgres?q=poppy+flower&hl=en&sa=X&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&biw=892&bih=404&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=MazRfNe5mt6stM:&imgrefurl=http://www.zazzle.com/red_poppy_flower_painting_multi_postcard-239063399199261762&docid=bbgYf7FHLFfp1M&imgurl=http://rlv.zcache.com/red_poppy_flower_painting_multi_postcard-p239063399199261762z85wg_400.jpg&w=400&h=400&ei=ppPSToHoJ-qi2gWP4ciRDw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=406&sig=101134720655991086180&page=2&tbnh=79&tbnw=79&start=4&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:4&tx=43&ty=47

  5. …Emblems Continued… •  Pomegranate. • http://www.google.com/imgres?q=demeter%27s+symbols&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&biw=892&bih=404&tbm=isch&tbnid=7jFZvgFGBKCzaM:&imgrefurl=http://tumblrcoven.tumblr.com/post/2479090190/the-pomegranate-is-the-symbol-of-demeter-goddess&docid=yskJVchfRWhPqM&imgurl=http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le2pm87hgu1qeg4iao1_400.jpg&w=301&h=347&ei=bJTSTti7N8bY2gWpno2WDw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=125&sig=101134720655991086180&page=1&tbnh=101&tbnw=90&start=0&ndsp=4&ved=1t:429,r:15,s:0&tx=42&ty=31

  6. Symbols Associated With Demeter •  Demeter’s symbol. • http://www.google.com/imgres?q=demeter%27s+symbols&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&biw=892&bih=404&tbm=isch&tbnid=WRdifldmqBHFHM:&imgrefurl=http://www.ucmeta.org/Pages/Articles/Symbols-Colors/Symbol-Dictionary-Goddesses.php&docid=1rXn4bMnCvqJiM&imgurl=http://www.ucmeta.org/Pages/Articles/Symbols-Colors/Art/DemeterSymbol.jpg&w=86&h=121&ei=bJTSTti7N8bY2gWpno2WDw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=531&sig=101134720655991086180&page=1&tbnh=89&tbnw=63&start=0&ndsp=4&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&tx=47&ty=44

  7. Modern Image of Demeter •  Demeter, as depicted by Shelly Salter. • http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/arts-entertainment/realistic-art-shelly-salter-5536.html

  8. Ancient Image of Demeter •  a statue of Demeter that can be found in Rome in the Vatican. • http://www.google.com/imgres?q=ancient+image+of+Demeter&hl=en&sa=X&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&biw=892&bih=404&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnsb&tbnid=N0rXh406vFHQpM:&imgrefurl=http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/religion/blgrk_demeter.htm&docid=-2kai3tBO6WgBM&imgurl=http://0.tqn.com/d/atheism/1/0/_/S/DemeterCeresVatican01-s.jpg&w=150&h=200&ei=pJbSTsLlCO-_2QXU6tHDDw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=375&sig=101134720655991086180&page=2&tbnh=83&tbnw=62&start=14&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:11,s:14&tx=20&ty=45

  9. Bibliography • www.google.com and www.google.com/images • www.answers.com • www.wikipedia.com

More Related