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... > Classical Mythology and Ancient History > gods ~ classical mythology > gods of the earth and fertility ~ agriculture > (story of) Ceres (Demeter) > most important deeds: Ceres in search of her daughter Proserpina, whom Pluto carried off > Ceres, in the guise of an old woman, meets Celeus of Eleusis, in rustic dress and returning home with the products of the wood > Ceres is interrupted while holding the child Demophon (or Triptolemus) in the fire to make it immortal, and reveals her divinity

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92M1334Ceres is interrupted while holding the child Demophon (or Triptolemus) in the fire to make it immortal, and reveals her divinity  

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  • agriculture
  • ancient history
  • baby
  • Celeus
  • Ceres
  • classical antiquity
  • deed
  • Demophon
  • disguise
  • earth
  • fertility
  • fire
  • goddess
  • gods
  • history
  • home
  • immortality
  • interruption
  • meeting
  • mythology
  • old woman
  • Proserpina
  • returning
  • searching
  • Triptolemus

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  • 92M1334

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