Motif
Agricultural goddess with crop and torch emblems
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A motif of the Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess family, within the sub-family Crops, Animals, and Milk Abundance. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome PALLAS-ATHENE (MINERVA). / MINERVA. / THEMIS. / VESTA.; lines 1634-1698 confidence: medium
Demeter is represented as majestic, tall, matronly, golden-haired, fully draped, sometimes with a winged-dragon chariot, wheat-ears, a torch, poppies, or a hair-riband.
Demeter’s representation includes golden hair likened to ripened corn, wheat-ears, a lighted torch, poppies, and sometimes a winged-dragon chariot.
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