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What does Demeter mean?

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Proper noun
  1. (Greek) The goddess of the fertility of the Earth and harvests, protector of marriage and social order; daughter of Cronos and Rhea, mother to Persephone. Her Roman counterpart is Ceres.
  2. (astronomy) Short for 1108 Demeter, a main belt asteroid.
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From the acropolis we have a sanctuary of Demeter and Kore while from the North Harbour area we have rich levels from the 6th century.
I trusted Aunt Demeter to look out for my safety, but she betrayed every detail of my running away.
We have a Demeter certification, something that is recognized worldwide, that is in at least 45 countries.
Other sanctuaries of Demeter in Greece were located at some distance from town centres.
We were Demeter and Persephone, and the unamplified shoppers were incorporeal shades.
His strange clothes, pale skin and bewildered manner all marked him as an off-worlder, someone who simply did not belong on Demeter.

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