Demeter is the Goddess of agriculture and fertility. Her symbols are the scepture, the torch, and corn. Her Roman name is Ceres. When depicted in art, Demeter is often shown carrying a sheaf of grain.

Demeter had a daughter named Persephone who was gathering flowers one day when a huge crack opened up in the earth and Hades seized Persephone and Demeter was heartbroken. Hades was persuaded to surrender Persephone for half a year. When Persephone was not in the underworld and with Demeter it was spring and summer. During the other half of the year when Persephone was not with Demeter it was winter.