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- Ancient Greek · derived fromΔημήτηρ
- English todayDemeter
From Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The goddess of the fertility of the Earth and harvests, protector of marriage and social order; daughter of Cronos and Rhea, mother to Persephone. Full definition →