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Source-reportedDo grego antigo Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr) “deusa mãe”.
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- Portuguese Wiktionary: DeméterCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
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Do grego antigo Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr) “deusa mãe”.
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Demeter— “of Demeter”
Among the elder deities in whom the primitive notion of homage to the Giver of all Good was lost and dispersed, was the beneficent mother Demeter (Δημητήρ). Some derive the first syllable of this name from γῆ (the earth), others from the Cretan δήαι (barley), making it either earth mother, or barley mother; but the idea of motherhood is always an essential part of this bounteous goddess, the materializing of the productive power of the earth, “filling our hearts with food and…
Among the elder deities in whom the primitive notion of homage to the Giver of all Good was lost and dispersed, was the beneficent mother Demeter (Δημητήρ). Some derive the first syllable of this name from γῆ (the earth), others from the Cretan δήαι (barley), making it either earth mother, or barley mother; but the idea of motherhood is always an essential part of this bounteous goddess, the materializing of the productive power of the earth, “filling our hearts with food and gladness.”
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part III, Chapter II (Names From Greek Mythology), Section VII (Demeter) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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