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Demeter is the goddess of agriculture and she played a major role in Greek mythology. She contributed to various aspects of the Greek’s lives, the most significant being farming and the changing of the seasons. The major gods in Greek mythology are Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades, and they all are immortal gods. Most of the gods, both major and minor, live on Mount Olympus. The main myth about Demeter was the story of the kidnapping of her daughter, Persephone. Persephone was kidnapped by the God of the Underworld, Hades, and was held captive because Hades wanted to make her his wife. Another myth involving Demeter was about her becoming attached to King Celeus of Eleusis’ son, Demophon. She even attempted to immortalize King Celeus’ son because of her love for the boy. Demeter had a large impact on Greek mythology because she could control the crops and the weather. Demeter was important in Greek mythology because of her major role in farming; she was the reason for the seasons and the culture’s ability to sustain themselves through agriculture.

Demeter: Background, Myths, and Her Importance in Greek Mythology

What would it be like to be a Greek goddess? Most people think of being worshipped by peasants, getting fanned with large leaves while a maid is rubbing their feet, all while another woman is hand-feeding a person cheese and wine. According to myths, Demeter’s life was not glamorous at all. She spent most of her life mourning the kidnapping of her daughter. Demeter was the goddess of agriculture and her main purpose was to control the crops and farming. She was the only god able to control the weather and the food that was produced for the people. Demeter was important in Greek mythology because of her major role in farmi...

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...-67). Demeter could change anything to do with the food that was being produced. Demeter’s happiness was critical to the Greeks- she could produce a famine across the whole world and all the people could starve to death if she wished to do so.

Conclusion

Most people think that goddesses and gods live easy lives and full of wealth and royalty. However, most of them have very important roles in their society. They do not sit back and relax; very often they have enormous responsibilities suffer have hardships throughout their immortal lives. Demeter was important because she did not only have responsibilities to the other gods, goddesses, and creatures, but she had an important part in the lives of the mortals. Demeter’s strength enabled her to bear the weight of the responsibility of producing crops and controlling the weather, despite grieving over her daughter.