III Demeter

Bright Goddess, come, with Summer's rich increase
Swelling and pregnant, leading smiling Peace
Orphic Hymn, ca. 300 BCE – 150 CE

Demeter was goddess of agriculture and of all civilization based upon it. She taught people the use and the production of plant foods, and the domestication of animals, giving them the gift of abundant life. She gave also her daughter, and together they brought to humanity the mystery and promise of rebirth. She desired peace and the celebration of natural order.

Image source: Greek Terra Cotta Plaque, ca. 500 – 400 BCE