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a statue of a woman standing in front of some trees

Demeter, in Greek religion, daughter of the deities Cronus and Rhea, sister and consort of Zeus (the king of the gods) and goddess of agriculture. In one legend her daughter Persephone is carried off by Hades, the god of the underworld. Demeter’s distress diverts her attention from the harvest and causes a famine.

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an image of the statue of liberty holding a torch in one hand and a cross in the other

Photo about a statue of Demeter from Greek mythology, holding a pomegranate and a torch. Image captured in the gardens of Versailles, France. Image of greek, power, strength - 7658852

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a statue in the middle of a cemetery

One of the three statues relocated to Crown Hill from the old Marion County Courthouse. These statues date from 1875, and they were moved when the old courthouse was torn down to make way for the current City County Building. This one is holding a small scythe, some cut wheat, and a floral wreath, so I think she may be Demeter, goddess of the harvest. I've learned that there were eight goddesses on the Courthouse. Four of them were moved to Holliday Park, three to Crown Hill, and the eighth…

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a statue of a woman holding a baby in it's lap with her hands

Goddess Leto & Her Twins Artemis & Apollo, William Henry Rinehart (1825 - 1874), American. Babies Artemis/Diana & Apollo. Detail from W.H. Rinehart’s sculpture. Hera did not allow Leto to give birth on mainland or to have a midwife. Artemis was the first to be born, she helped her mother deliver her twin brother Apollo, and so she became the goddess of childbirth.

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a close up of a statue of a woman

#Demeter, #Ceres, #Δημήτηρ, #Demetra, #Cerere. Mother goddess; sacred law and the harvest. Consort: Iasion, Zeus, Oceanus, Karmanor and Triptolemus. Parents: Cronus and Rhea. Children: Persephone, Despoina, Arion, Plutus, Philomelus, Eubuleus, Chrysothemis. Roman equivalent: Ceres. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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