Essays on demeter

This study, Myth about Demeter and Her Daughter Persephone, highlights that Greeks and Romans associated all of nature's attributes to a god or a goddess. Many pertained to Mother Nature and feminism, one of the most prominent ones being Demeter. Her Roman equivalent is Ceres.... As the paper outlines, Demeter was the goddess of the harvest, seasons, marriage, the sacred law and the cycle of life and death. She is also known as the corn goddess since she was the goddess of agriculture, grains, crops,...

With respect to Demeter's stated position in the story, Homer describes her as a giver of life, and lord of the harvest/grains/cereals. It... As such, her name can quite literally be read as “the mother”. Homer expands on this understanding throughout the hymn as he As such, the story gives a character development that shows a supremely powerful deity who has cast herself down from on high in order to redeem her lost child. Though a great deal of time is not spent on defining what particular position...

This essay "A Short Story Based on Ron Koertge's 'Three Poems: Hades/Persephone/Demeter' outlines that short stories serve many different purposes. For instance, they may serve to study a particular aspect of a human being. A short story may also serve to create a comprehension of what it means to experience something unpleasant.... The writer of the short story could focus on one of the several aspects of the story – developing a character, wordplay, or eliciting a particular mood. This paper...

Among the ancient deities of sexuality and fertility, Aphrodite, Demeter and Persephone hold special significance.... Aphrodite, Demeter & Persephone: Deities of Sexuality and Fertility Aphrodite, Demeter & Persephone: Deities of Sexuality and Fertility September 28, 2009Aphrodite, Demeter & Persephone: Deities of Sexuality and FertilityAmong the ancient deities of sexuality and fertility, Aphrodite, Demeter and Persephone hold special significance....

The most important lesson and connection is learnt through the Hymns to Demeter.... The major transformation that occurred to Demeter was when her child was kidnapped by Hades.... This event led to Demeter changing her behaviour leading to the death of many people.... When Demeter daughter was captured and raped by Aidoneus, she became very furious (Rayor 90).... Since Demeter was the god of agriculture her faith and trust in the other gods waned....

In the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, what is the fate of Persephone? ... n Greek traditions, Persephone was the leader of Hades and the daughter of Demeter and Zeus.... In the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, Persephone's fate has tremendous emotional strength: an innocent virgin, a mothers sorrow at the kidnapping, and the subsequent recovery of her child.... It is also mentioned most of the time in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter as a tale of myths that explore basic procedures, with the origin and recovery of Persephone leading to the development of times....

Whichever mother goddess was worshiped Gaea, Hera, Rhea, Aphrodite, and Demeter in Greece and Maia, Ops, Tellus, and Ceres in Rome, she was an embodiment of fertility.... Whichever mother goddess was worshiped Gaea, Hera, Rhea, Aphrodite, and Demeter in Greece and Maia, Ops, Tellus, and Ceres in Rome, she was an embodiment of fertility (Great mother goddess, 2002).... We can also trace similar features of mother goddess among Olympian goddesses in Hera and Demeter (Motz, 1997)....

According to Nilsson (1949), the major gods and goddesses recognized by Greek people were Zeus, Apollo, Hades, Artemis, Poseidon, Hera, Hermes, Aphrodite, Asclepius, Heracles, Athena, Hestia, Demeter, Dionysus, Ares, and Hermes.... Their gods preferred particular chosen animals: pigs were sacrificed to Demeter, Poseidon was sacrificed horses, dogs were sacrificed to Hecate while Hera was sacrificed Hera3.... he celebration of Eleusinian mysteries was done yearly from 1500 BCE to the 4th Century CE in honor of a goddess of the annual renewal of life and grain; the goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone....

Apparently, Hume is more concerned when people fail to examine causes adequately in order to perceive the metaphysical conclusions regarding the universe (Demeter, Murphy and Zittel, 2014, p.... Basically, Newton's good response towards Hume ideology is that nature is often simple and ever in agreement with itself (Demeter, Murphy and Zittel, 2014, p....

The eldest Olympians, first generation, were as follows: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus.... Demeter stood for ‘mother earth' and is associated with her daughter, Persephone, who was kidnapped by Hades (Demeter par.... Works Cited "Demeter....

RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION Religious Expression in Ancient Greek and Roman Times Word Count: 1,050 (4 pages) I.... Introduction (100 words) Truly, Mediterranean life as we know it was a mixture of various religious traditions and religious expression, but that did not prevent people from living their lives together as best they could in those early ancient days....

0,000 to enjoy as he likes during his lifetime, provided that, at his death, he leaves any of the money that remains to his sister Demeter, The rest of my estate I leave to Gaius and Lucius on trust, so that they may make grants out of the income from this fund to any of the descendants of my illustrious ancestor Tarquin and their families....

This process or concept involves information sharing among the partner companies and much depends on the quality of information shared and time is of essence in the process (Demeter and Gelei, 2004).... Three stage model for SCM includes intra-functional, inter-functional and inter-organizational co-ordination to achieve strategic, operational and transactional partnering for co-ordination (Figure 2) (Demeter and Gelei, 2004).... Source: (Demeter and Gelei, 2004)....

The DIFC Court comprises of some small courts such as the Tribunal, and the court of appeal have limited jurisdiction concerning settling disputes (Demeter & Smith, 2016).... The other was DIFC Law of 2004 which gave out an outline for the powers, the procedures and also the various functions of the courts of the DIFC (Demeter & Smith, (2016). ... Also, the use of English language in these courts has permitted parties to review their pleadings and also attend their hearings in the courts (Demeter & Smith, 2016)....

While the accusations against him include the murdering of the crew of the Demeter and Lucy Westenra, turning her into a vampire, and the attempted seduction of Mina, Senf points out several indications that Dracula might have been innocent of all charges.... She quotes Mina's journal regarding the inquest in the case of the Demeter crew: “There is no evidence to adduce; and whether or not the man [the ship's captain] committed the murders there is now none to say” (cited in Senf, 1979: 424-425)....

The major gods and goddesses of Greek were Poseidon , Aphrodite, Hera, Hades, Hestia, Apollo, Demeter, Artemis, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Dionysus and Ares.... ApolloIn Greek mythology, Demeter is the goddess of the harvest, who presided over grains, the fertility of the earth, and the seasons ....

Reiner, Demeter.... Competition over the market share characterizes this process, although this interaction of firms is deemed to benefit certain firms in.... ... ... Joint ventures are common practices of this process, where firms aim at maximizing operational welfare given their goals and objectives....

The term anthropomorphism was derived from Greek words anthropos (“human”) and morphe (“form”) (Michelle, Thompson and Miles, 32).... he term is used to denote to the attribution of human physical features or mental capability, motivations and characteristics deities.... In a.... ... ... Anthropomorphism is one of the most effective ways that we as humans think and learn by trying to understand certain abstract patterns, This concept over the years has been employed into interactive human interface games as a creativity perspective....

And, the goddess who symbolized this was Demeter – Demeter and her daughter Persephone were thought to be responsible for the change of seasons, and also the relative success or failure of the crops in any given year.... In the report, it is stated that the purpose of myth has never been uniformly defined....

he important Twelve gods usually called as Olympians, that have connections with history and our present day are Zeus, Hera, Hephaestus, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hestia, Hermes, Demeter and Poseidon.... The list includes Poseidon, ruler of the sea, and his wife, Amphitrite; Demeter, goddess of agriculture; Hades, who ruled the underworld.... We assume that there are already farmers before, so the people then go Demeter, patron of agriculture to guide them, voyagers to Poseidon, patron of the seas....

These conflicts considered the equality of the combatants and these resonated well in legal proceedings whose judgment was left to the outcome of the battle (Demeter, 1965, p.... In effect, the combatants sought goals with weapons which did not go as far to mobilize social forces in pursuit of personal individual goals (Demeter, 1965, p.... tml Demeter, G....

Examples of the mystery religions were the worship of single deities like Demeter, Kore, Orpheus, Isis and Cybele (Grant, 1962, p.... These figures were taken from ancient myths and legends, telling stories of Demeter, the goddess of grain, and her daughter Kore, also known by the name Persephone, Orpheus and his lute and other major figures.... Other cults were more strict and had tighter moral codes, such as the cult of Demeter which venerated the earth and respect for all living things (Mathews and Platt, 2008, p....

The practice of teaching by way of coaching and mentoring has been shown to decrease incidences of error in clinical practices of nurses (Demeter, 2002).... Additionally, the hospital could have incorporated knowledge of different learning styles to deliver learning in a multiple of ways to ensure that the nurse was able to engage in the learning activity to the best of her ability (Demeter, 2002)....

The paper "Women in Greek Myths" highlights that еhe wife of Zeus - Aphrodite displays sexual perversion, as there was an amalgamation of physical pleasure and nature in fertilization, whilst at the sea, and as once Zeus emerges from the sea, the first sperms of life spill to the earthю.... ... ...

Mikalson (2005, Preface) utilizes the 'quotations or summaries of important ancient writings,' which involve the Homeric Hymns to Demeter and Apollo, Bacchae and Ion of Euripides, Thesmophoriazusae of Aristophanes, the description of Olympia in the book of Pausania, Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and the poems written by Hesiod and Pindar (par....

And Mothers they begged at the days final light, For Demeter to watch over sleeping children at night.... The poem 'A Tale of Gods and Men' also revolves around such a hero Jason who resides in skies.... The poet thinks of Greek while watching the stars as the stars remind him of all the mythical creatures and....

And, the goddess who symbolized this was Demeter – Demeter and her daughter Persephone were thought to be responsible for the change of seasons, and also the relative success or failure of the crops in any given year.... The purpose of myth has never been uniformly defined....

Source: Reiner, Demeter, Poiger and Jenei, 2008, p.... Demeter, K.... The paper 'Geely's Acquisition of Volvo: Can Geely Compete in the Global Car Market" is a great example of a management case study.... There has been a rapid growth in the Chinese automobile industry over the past two decades....

This was the period when, Athens transformed from the Delian League to a tribute-paying empire; the then Ruler of Greece, Pericles, encouraged programs on art and architecture at Athens and the Athenian shrine at Eleusis (Demeter & Persephone) as part of his democratic reforms.... The Greeks during the high classical age (470-430 BC), created standing sculptures of human figures, carved out of limestone and marbles, adapting seventh century Egyptian models....

“The Demeter Myth and Doubling in Marsha Norman's ‘night Mother.... The researcher of this paper aims to analyze play named "Night, Mother" by Marsha Norman.... Author concentrated on its main character and on the factors which serve as motivations for their decisions.... Each thesis is supported by citations from the work....

Moreover, gods like Demeter lived among human beings and visited many people during her stay on earth.... This paper "The Religions and the Lessons They Teach" focuses on the fact that different religious groups and societies have different beliefs and practices that set them apart making each religion unique....

Haneen Alghamdi (Course) “Night Mother” by Marsha Norman In the play “Night Mother” by Marsha Norman, we come across the two main characters, Thelma Cates; the mother and Jessie Cates; her daughter.... This one and a half hour play takes place in the kitchen of their rural home.... ... ... ...

Religion / Philosophy “Very similar cults appear under the names of different gods: fire festivals belong to Artemis, Demeter, Heracles, and even Isis; ox sacrifices in which the ox-slayer flees from the scene of his deed are celebrated in honor of both Zeus and Dionysos; maidens are consecrated to serve in the temples of Artemis, Athena, and Aphrodite; a peplos may be woven for Athena as well as Hera” (Burkert & Raffan, 1985)....

The paper "History and Different Certification Standards in Organic Farming" will help to provide useful insights through which the required changes and developments can be made so that the different aspects of organic farming can be improved for better performance.... ... ... ... The report explores the organic sector by highlighting the history of the organic sector; the development of different certifications which is provided in the organic sector and the role or importance the certification has; the current market situation in relation to organic farming and highlighting the countries involved in organic farming, the commodities traded and so on....

The Frey Vineyards are the first in all of California to achieve the prestigious Demeter certification.... All products in this category are certified by the internationally recognized Demeter organization.... Demeter's standards are far higher than normal organic certification, though Frey Vineyards are certified as being organic also.... Demeter's focus, which is on sustainable and ecologically sound agronomic practices results in a whole new set of values for the customers of Frey Vineyards....

The other two deities were the Demeter, the goddess of agriculture and the Dionysus, the god of wine. ... This report "The Mythology of Ancient Greek Religion" presents the ancient practice of religion by Greeks that was conservative in nature and was based on time-related observances, which were deeply rooted in the period of the Bronze Age (3000 to 1050 BC) and even earlier....

An agricultural robot harvester referred to as Demeter is one model used in commercialization of the mobile technology of robots.... From the paper "Impact of Robots in Real Life" it is clear that the cutting edge of robotics provides a roadmap for academia, industry, and US robotics....

The law of Demeter suggests passing the message between neighbouring classes to maintain low coupling.... In the paper "Analysis Modeling, Design Concepts, and Architectural Design", an example of a Linux operating system explains the benefits of layered architecture.... The study of the automated insulin delivery system requirements establishes a relationship between different elements of software design....

The myth of Proserpine The myth of Proserpine is interconnected with the mythical story of Proserpina, the daughter of Zeus (father) and Demeter (mother).... Lisa Dallape Matson states that, ‘In Greek mythology, Proserpine (also known as Persephone or Kore), the daughter of Demeter, was seized by Pluto, god of the underworld, while she was gathering flowers....

Name of of Professor Name of Course Date Greek People It has been observed that every field of science, philosophy or art can be traced back to the Greeks as they were masters of everything that crossed their paths.... Though the Ancient Greeks existed centuries before Christ but still they are remembered through one way or another....

This was celebrated to honor the mythical Demeter, her daughter and the fertility of womanhood.... The Eleusinian mysteries was another cultural cult that was celebrated in honor of Demeter.... While in the former event the woman folk mourned the disappearance of Demeter's daughter, the latter cult rite was performed to mark the reunion of the mother and the daughter....

The deities included the Hestia, Heracles, Hera, Demeter and Cronus among others (Bruce 13).... In this paper, the factors that influenced the historical development of the Greek civilization will be evaluated to help find out reasons for such an extraordinary civilization.... This paper will seek to identify if the Greek civilization was more superior to these other civilizations like the Near Eastern civilization....

Your Name Subject/Course Date The Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations The Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations were both very early Greek cultures that have appeared several centuries before the birth of Christ.... Both civilizations both began during the Bronze Age, and they both appeared near each other, geologically, making them perfect to compare and contrast as this paper attempts....

stván Jene, Krisztina Demeter & Andrea Gelei.... The paper "The Supply Chain Activities of Audi" discusses the application of effective system analysis tools and describing work-related information system's architecture in terms of data, processes, interfaces, and networks that facilitate to improve the supply chain efficiency of Audi....

(OCIA), The Cornucopia Institute, Demeter Association, Inc.... The paper "Challenges Faced by Monsanto Company" highlights that the challenges to the company now largely forge in developing amiability for its GMO business line among masses including regulatory authorities such as European Commission and the like....

It was for the first time that concerns regarding the manner in which the agriculture was performing was highlighted and resulted in the creation of the first organic certification called “Demeter” due to the different actions which were taken against the growing concern towards agriculture sector (Rundgren, 2002).... It was for the first time that concerns regarding the manner in which the agriculture was performing was highlighted and resulted in the creation of the first organic certification called “Demeter” due to the different actions which were taken against the growing concern towards agriculture sector (Rundgren, 2002). ...

This was the period when, Athens transformed from the Delian League to a tribute-paying empire; the then Ruler of Greece, Pericles, encouraged programs on art and architecture at Athens and the Athenian shrine at Eleusis (Demeter & Persephone) as part of his democratic reforms.... The paper "Greek Sculptures - Greek and Roman Art" discusses that the forward shift of the energetic leg and backward thrust of the relaxed leg corrects the imbalance of the Omphalos Apollo....

The paper "Greek Mythology Characters, Themes, and Stories" states that generally, the ancient Greeks narrated stories concerning their gods.... These stories are known as mythology or myths.... Tales concerning the ancient Greek gods are still told in current days.... ... ... ... Greek mythology characters, themes, stories, and lessons have shaped literature and art for many years....

The example of Demeter who is willing to let the Planet Earth perish if her kidnapped daughter is not restored to her indicates the extent to which a woman can reach out.... As for the man-woman relations and the mutual contention for superiority, it is the never ending story through the Ages....

Lastly was the goddess of agriculture, Demeter, who brought forth the fruits of the earth and created the four seasons.... The paper "The Character of the Greek Gods" describes that some abilities enabled the gods to interfere in human affairs, grant their prayers, and contend against one another....