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... Demeter . Elsewhere it was supposed - as I shall later tell - that Demeter's husband was Poseidon . But no other god but Zeus is named as the father of Demeter's only daughter , Persephone . The story of the union of Zeus and Demeter ...
... Demeter . Elsewhere it was supposed - as I shall later tell - that Demeter's husband was Poseidon . But no other god but Zeus is named as the father of Demeter's only daughter , Persephone . The story of the union of Zeus and Demeter ...
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... Demeter with amorous importunities , the goddess was already engaged in seeking her abducted daughter Persephone . Demeter turned herself into a mare and mingled with the grazing steeds of King Onkios . Poseidon perceived the trick ...
... Demeter with amorous importunities , the goddess was already engaged in seeking her abducted daughter Persephone . Demeter turned herself into a mare and mingled with the grazing steeds of King Onkios . Poseidon perceived the trick ...
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... Demeter . Since then she has been their companion and servant . Zeus sent his mother Rhea , the dark - robed goddess , as a messenger to the pair of them , to Demeter and Persephone , that she might fetch them . He promised them ...
... Demeter . Since then she has been their companion and servant . Zeus sent his mother Rhea , the dark - robed goddess , as a messenger to the pair of them , to Demeter and Persephone , that she might fetch them . He promised them ...
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THE BEGINNING OF THINGS | 15 |
THE MOIRAI HEKATE AND OTHER PRE OLYMPIAN | 31 |
THE GREAT GODDESS OF LOVE | 66 |
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