Best Demeter Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“My ship – the Demeter, was a star-liner operated by the Red Star Line. I say ‘was’ because of the events you will read about in this account. This is a long letter, I know, but I had quite a long time to write it. You probably already know this, having seen the commercials running on all the major channels for the last twenty years or so, but the Red Star Line is the largest cruise operator in the known universe. Unless something has changed between now and by the time you read this, this is probably still true. In fact, customers of the Red Star Line get more quality, value for money – and smiles by Demeter than they do anywhere else. Okay, okay. It’s an old joke – corny for sure, but what the hell.”

Source: Space Vacation

“He is my descendant," he growled. "You humiliated me!" His tone made him sound betrayed, as if I had broken a promise to him. "Have better descendants then,”

Mythology Greek Mythology Demeter Winter Harvest

Author:Ioanna Papadopoulou

“I wish I could live here in this meadow. It's gorgeous." "Yeah, it is," Hercules agreed. "That's Persephone's handiwork," he explained. "She's the god of vegetation." "Demeter's daughter, right?" Meg said. "I heard Demeter talking when I was on Olympus. Something about not knowing where the girl had run off to." Hercules nodded. "Yeah, Demeter keeps appealing to my father to find her. No one has seen her in months, and harvest will be coming before long." He touched one of the hyacinths with his finger. "Every flower has its season.”

Seasons Goddess Greek Mythology Persephone Demeter

Book:Go the Distance

Source: Go the Distance

“The older lady harrumphed. "I warned you, daughter. This scoundrel Hades is no good. You could've married the god of doctors or the god of lawyers, but noooo. You had to eat the pomegranate." "Mother-" "And get stuck in the Underworld!" "Mother, please-" "And here it is August, and do you come home like you're supposed to? Do you ever think about your poor lonely mother?" "DEMETER!" Hades shouted. "That is enough. You are a guest in my house." "Oh, a house is it?" she said. "You call this dump a house? Make my daughter live in this dark, damp-" "I told you," Hades said, grinding his teeth, "there's a war in the world above. You and Persephone are better off here with me." "Excuse me," I broke in. "But if you're going to kill me, could you just get on with it?”

Percy Jackson Hades Persephone Demeter

Book:The Last Olympian

Source: The Last Olympian

“Hades smiled coldly. "Hello, Father. You're looking...young." "Hades," Kronos growled. "I hope you and the ladies have come to pledge your allegiance." "I'm afraid not." Hades sighed. "My son here convinced me that perhaps I should prioritize my list of enemies." He glanced at me with distaste. "As much as I dislike certain upstart demigods, it would not do for Olympus to fall. I would miss bickering with my siblings. And if there is one thing we agree on - it is that you were a TERRIBLE father.”

Percy Jackson Hades Persephone Demeter Nico Diangelo

Book:The Last Olympian

Source: The Last Olympian

“If it were me, I'd wait until the queen said, "O great Demeter—" Then I'd jump out with a bunch of explosives and fireworks and say, "YOU CALLED?" Probably a good thing. nobody has made me a god.”

Humor Percy Jackson Demeter

Book:Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

Source: Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

“Then the glow grew brighter: a holographic golden sickle with a few sheaves of wheat, rotating just above Meg McCaffrey. A boy in the crowd gasped. "She's a communist!”

Humor Communism Percy Jackson Trials Of Apollo Claiming Demeter Demigod

Book:The Hidden Oracle

Source: The Hidden Oracle

“I shall cover the lands with my power! I shall name it snow, winter, and it will wipe out all life! I will watch his kingdom wither!”

Hades And Persephone Hades X Persephone Demeter

Book:Hades and Persephone: The Golden Blade

Source: Hades and Persephone: The Golden Blade

“Look.” The others seemed confused. Then the glow became brighter: a holographic golden sickle with a few sheaves of wheat, rotating just above Meg McCaffrey. A boy in the crowd gasped. “She’s a communist!” A girl who’d been sitting at Cabin Four’s table gave him a disgusted sneer. “No, Damien, that’s my mom’s symbol.” Her face went slack as the truth sank in. “Uh, which means…it’s her mom’s symbol.”

Apollo Meg Mccaffrey Demeter

Book:The Hidden Oracle

Source: The Hidden Oracle

“Se pensarmos na Europa Oriental e na Ocidental como corpos-organismos distintos, o Deméter poderia ser então o vetor que carrega o patógeno-vampiro e o introduz no corpo deste novo hospedeiro suscetível, sem qualquer imunidade. Nem mesmo o vetor, entretanto, resiste à virulência do patógeno; ele próprio sucumbe à doença que inocularia, funcionando também como uma espécie de microcosmo do que poderia vir a acontecer caso o vampiro obtivesse sucesso em sua replicação: um cenário de desastre apocalíptico.”

Vampires Epidemics Pandemics Vampiros Vampiros Na Literatura Vampire Fiction Demeter Biohazard

Book:À Noite não Restariam Rosas: A Ameaça Epidêmica em Narrativas Vampirescas

Source: À Noite não Restariam Rosas: A Ameaça Epidêmica em Narrativas Vampirescas

“The holy heaven yearns to wound the earth, and yearning layeth hold on the earth to join in wedlock; the rain, fallen from the amorous heaven, impregnates the earth, and it bringeth forth for mankind the food of flocks and herds and Demeter's gifts; and from that moist marriage-rite the woods put on their bloom.”

Earth Heaven Mankind Holy Rain Woods Wounds Fallen Yearning Herds Flocks Rite Wedlock Amorous Demeter

Book:Aeschylus

Source: Aeschylus

“When I did see the story of Persephone, I was really drawn to it. Persephone, the goddess of spring, was kept from Olympus by her mother, Demeter, because Demeter was very worried that the gods of Olympus would do something terrible to her.”

Stories Mother Terrible Spring Worried Goddess Persephone Olympus Demeter

Author:Meg Cabot

“Young man, two are the forces most precious to mankind. The first is Demeter, the Goddess. She is the Earth -- or any name you wish to call her -- and she sustains humanity with solid food. Next came Dionysus, the son of the virgin, bringing the counterpart to bread: wine and the blessings of life's flowing juices. His blood, the blood of the grape, lightens the burden of our mortal misery. Though himself a God, it is his blood we pour out to offer thanks to the Gods. And through him, we are blessed.”

“Good Demeter mothering keeps a child in the heat and passion of life which immortalize and establish soulfulness. Mothering involves not only physical survival and achievement—Demeter's grain and fruit—it is also concerned with guiding a child to his or her unknown depths and the mystery of fate.”

Children Passion Fate Mystery Achievement Survival Concerned Fruit Depth Heat Grain Mothering Passion For Life Demeter Soulfulness

Book:Care of the soul: a guide for cultivating depth and sacredness in everyday life

Source: Care of the soul: a guide for cultivating depth and sacredness in everyday life

“You know what would help this boy?" Demeter mused. "Farming." Persephone rolled her eyes. "Mother-" "Six months behind a plow. Excellent character building.”

Knows Character Helping Eye Mother Behinds Boys Building Months Six Excellent Her Eyes Six Months Farming Character Building Persephone Nico Di Angelo Demeter

Author:Rick Riordan

“Whoa," Connor Stoll said. "Back up. Zoom in right there." "What?" Annabeth said nervously. "You see invaders?" "No, right there—Dylan's Candy Bar." Connor grinned at his brother. "Dude, it's open. And everyone is asleep. Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" "Connor!" Katie Gardner scolded. She sounded like her mother, Demeter. "This is serious. You are not going to loot a candy store in the middle of a war!" "Sorry," Connor muttered, but he didn't sound very ashamed.”

Thinking Said War Mother Sound Middle Serious Brother Sorry Stores Bars Ashamed Candy Dylan Like Her Annabeth Katie Invaders Zoom Candy Bar Scolded Candy Stores Demeter

Author:Rick Riordan

“I was thinking about framing, and how so much of what we think about our lives and our personal histories revolves around how we frame it. The lens we see it through, or the way we tell our own stories. We mythologize ourselves. So I was thinking about Persephone's story, and how different it would be if you told it only from the perspective of Hades. Same story, but it would probably be unrecognizable. Demeter's would be about loss and devastation. Hades's would be about love.”

Ifs Thinking Way Different Stories Would Be Loss Our Lives Perspective Lenses Hades Devastation Persephone Framing Personal History Demeter

Author:Kiersten White

“Mankind . . . possesses two supreme blessings. First of these is the goddess Demeter, or Earth whichever name you choose to call her by. It was she who gave to man his nourishment of grain. But after her there came the son of Semele, who matched her present by inventing liquid wine as his gift to man. For filled with that good gift, suffering mankind forgets its grief; from it comes sleep; with it oblivion of the troubles of the day. There is no other medicine for misery.”

Source: The complete Greek tragedies