In
ancient Greek religion and
Greek mythology,
Demeter (;
Attic:
Dēmḗtēr;
Doric:
Dāmā́tēr) is the goddess of the harvest, who presided over
grains and the
fertility of the earth. Her cult titles include Sito , "she of the Grain", as the giver of food or grain and
Thesmophoros (,
thesmos: divine order, unwritten law; ,
phoros: bringer, bearer), "Law-Bringer," as a mark of the civilized existence of agricultural society.