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| daughter of Cronus and Rhea, mother of Persephone, goddess of the grain harvest |
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| Persephone, Kore (Proserpina) |
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| daughter of Demeter, wife of Hades |
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| wife of Celeus, queen of Eleusis, mother of Demophoon |
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| King of Eleusis, husband of Metanira |
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| son of Celeus and Metanira, nursed by Demeter |
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| prince of Eleusis, spread knowledge of grain growing |
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| site of the mysteries to Demeter and Persephone, west of Athens |
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| Big festival in Sept/Oct, harvest time. Men and women took part and praised Rhea and Demeter. Rituals included fasting, praise and cleansing in the sea. |
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