Mythology: Demeter, goddess of harvest, taught humans to grow grai…

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Did you know? Demeter, goddess of harvest, taught humans to grow grain. When her daughter Persephone was abducted by Hades, she refused to let crops grow — hence our winters. The Eleusinian Mysteries in Athens, a ritual initiation, were dedicated to her for centuries.

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Demeter, goddess of harvest, taught humans to grow grain. When her daughter Persephone was abducted by Hades, she refused to let crops grow — hence our winters. The Eleusinian Mysteries in Athens, a ritual initiation, were dedicated to her for centuries.

Demeter, godin van de oogst, leerde de mensen het verbouwen van graan. Toen haar dochter Persephone door Hades werd ontvoerd, weigerde ze gewassen te laten groeien — vandaar onze winters. Het Eleusinische mysterie in Athene, een rituele initiatie, was eeuwenlang aan haar gewijd.

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