Demeter

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UK/dɪˈmiːtə/US/dəˈmiːtəɹ/US, nonstandard/ˈdɛmɪtəɹ/

proper noun

The goddess of the fertility of the Earth and harvests, protector of marriage and social order; daughter of Cronos and Rhea, mother to Persephone.

OriginAncient Greek Δημήτηρ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesThe goddess of the fertility of the Earth and harvests, protector of marriage and social order; daughter of Cronos and Rhea, mother to Persephone.
  2. astronomy1108 Demeter, a main belt asteroid.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mother earth

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΔημήτηρ
  2. EnglishDemeter

From Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ
  • Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr)Greek goddess of the harvest
Arabic ديميتر
  • ديميتر (dimitir)Greek goddess of the harvest
Bengali দেমেতের
  • দেমেতের (demeter)Greek goddess of the harvest
Bulgarian Деметра
  • Деметра (Demetra)Greek goddess of the harvest
Catalan Demèter, Demetra
  • DemèterGreek goddess of the harvest
  • DemetraGreek goddess of the harvest
Chinese Mandarin 得墨忒耳
  • 得墨忒耳 (Démòtè'ěr)Greek goddess of the harvest
Czech Démétér, Demeter
  • DémétérGreek goddess of the harvest
  • DemeterGreek goddess of the harvest
Danish Demeter
  • DemeterGreek goddess of the harvest
Esperanto Demetra
  • DemetraGreek goddess of the harvest
Estonian Demeter
  • DemeterGreek goddess of the harvest
French Déméter
  • DéméterGreek goddess of the harvest
German Demeter
  • DemeterGreek goddess of the harvest
Greek Δήμητρα
  • Δήμητρα (Dímitra)Greek goddess of the harvest
Hebrew דֵמֵטֵר
  • דֵמֵטֵרGreek goddess of the harvest
Hindi डिमीटर
  • डिमीटर (ḍimīṭar)Greek goddess of the harvest
Hungarian Démétér
  • DémétérGreek goddess of the harvest
Irish Déiméitéir, Déiméatar
  • DéiméitéirGreek goddess of the harvest
  • DéiméatarGreek goddess of the harvest
Italian Demetra
  • DemetraGreek goddess of the harvest
Japanese デメテル
  • デメテル (Demeteru)Greek goddess of the harvest
Korean 데메테르
  • 데메테르 (Demetereu)Greek goddess of the harvest
Latin Dēmētēr
  • DēmētērGreek goddess of the harvest
Latvian Dēmetra
  • DēmetraGreek goddess of the harvest
Lithuanian Demetra
  • DemetraGreek goddess of the harvest
Polish Demeter
  • DemeterGreek goddess of the harvest
Portuguese Deméter, Demetra
  • DeméterGreek goddess of the harvest
  • DemetraGreek goddess of the harvest
  • Deméterasteroid
Punjabi ਡੇਮੀਟਰ
  • ਡੇਮੀਟਰ (ḍemīṭar)Greek goddess of the harvest
Romanian Demetra
  • DemetraGreek goddess of the harvest
Russian Деме́тра
  • Деме́тра (Demétra)Greek goddess of the harvest
Slovak Demeter, Démétér
  • DemeterGreek goddess of the harvest
  • DémétérGreek goddess of the harvest
Spanish Demetra, Deméter
  • DemetraGreek goddess of the harvest
  • DeméterGreek goddess of the harvest
Swahili Demetra, Demita
  • DemetraGreek goddess of the harvest
  • DemitaGreek goddess of the harvest
Swedish Demeter
  • DemeterGreek goddess of the harvest
Tamil டிமிடர்
  • டிமிடர் (ṭimiṭar)Greek goddess of the harvest
Thai ดิมีเทอร์
  • ดิมีเทอร์ (dì mee têr)Greek goddess of the harvest
Turkish Demeter
  • DemeterGreek goddess of the harvest
Ukrainian Деме́тра
  • Деме́тра (Demétra)Greek goddess of the harvest

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APA

Demeter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Demeter

MLA

“Demeter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Demeter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Demeter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Demeter.

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