Demeter (disambiguation)
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Demeter is usually the Greek grain goddess
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Demeter
In Greek mythology, Demeter is the goddess of the harvest, who presided over grains, the fertility of the earth, and the seasons . Her common surnames are Sito as the giver of food or corn/grain and Thesmophoros as a mark of the civilized existence of agricultural society...
. It may also refer to:
Astronomy:
- Demeter, name formerly used for Lysithea (moon)Lysithea (moon)Lysithea is a prograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Seth Barnes Nicholson in 1938 at Mount Wilson Observatory and is named after the mythological Lysithea, daughter of Oceanus and one of Zeus' lovers....
, satellite of Jupiter, from 1955 to 1975 - 1108 Demeter1108 Demeter1108 Demeter is a main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Karl Reinmuth in Heidelberg, Germany on May 31, 1929. Its provisional designation was 1929 KA. It was named after the Greek goddess of fruitful soil and agriculture....
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Literature:
- Demeter , an elegyElegiacElegiac refers either to those compositions that are like elegies or to a specific poetic meter used in Classical elegies. The Classical elegiac meter has two lines, making it a couplet: a line of dactylic hexameter, followed by a line of dactylic pentameter...
by Philitas of CosPhilitas of CosPhilitas of Cos , sometimes spelled Philetas , was a scholar and poet during the early Hellenistic period of ancient Greece. A Greek associated with Alexandria, he flourished in the second half of the 4th century BC and was appointed tutor to the heir to the throne of Ptolemaic Egypt... - "Demeter" (1999), a sonnetSonnetA sonnet is one of several forms of poetry that originate in Europe, mainly Provence and Italy. A sonnet commonly has 14 lines. The term "sonnet" derives from the Occitan word sonet and the Italian word sonetto, both meaning "little song" or "little sound"...
by Carol Ann DuffyCarol Ann DuffyCarol Ann Duffy, CBE, FRSL is a Scottish poet and playwright. She is Professor of Contemporary Poetry at the Manchester Metropolitan University, and was appointed Britain's poet laureate in May 2009...
People:
- Christine DemeterChristine DemeterChristine Demeter was murdered on July 18, 1973, in the garage of her home in Mississauga, Ontario at the age of thirty-three. The case attracted much attention in Canada because Demeter, a model, was young and beautiful, and her murder had been mysterious.Her husband, Peter Demeter, was...
(died 1973), murder victim - Peter DemeterPeter DemeterPeter Demeter is a Hungarian-born Canadian man convicted of arranging the murder of his wife, as well as attempting to arrange the murder of both his cousin's son and a lawyer's daughter....
, Christine Demeter's husband, convicted in her death - George DemeterGeorge DemeterGeorge Demeter is the author of Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure. The second Wednesday in April has been designated as George Demeter Day in Massachusetts.-Works:*Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, 2nd edition, 1949...
, author of Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure
Other:
- Demeter (cat)Demeter (cat)Demeter is a main character in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats. Her name is given in "the Naming Of Cats".Demeter, as costumed in the filmed production, is black and gold with a few patches of white and red or orange, and wears gloves instead of arm warmers, giving her a more elegant touch. In other...
, character from the musical Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber - Demeter (satellite)Demeter (satellite)DEMETER is a French micro-satellite operated by CNES devoted to the investigation of the ionospheric disturbances due to seismic and volcanic activity. It was launched on June 29, 2004 on a quasi Sun-synchronous circular orbit with an inclination of about 98.23° and an altitude of about 710 km...
French micro-satellite launched 2004 with a 2-year planned lifetime, for developing earthquake prediction - Demeter Fragrance LibraryDemeter Fragrance LibraryDemeterFL, Inc. is a Great Neck, New York company that sells fragrances based on familiar, "everyday" scents, such as dirt, tomatoes, and chocolate chip cookies. The fragrances are intended to be an evocative, "idealized" representation of these scents, which Demeter calls "single experience...
, fragrance company - Demeter InternationalDemeter InternationalDemeter International is the largest certification organization for biodynamic agriculture, and is one of three predominant organic certifiers. Its name is a reference to Demeter, the Greek goddess of grain and fertility. Demeter Biodynamic Certification is used in over 50 countries to verify that...
, certification organisation for biodynamic farming - Demeter, brand of electric guitar and bass guitar amplifierAmplifierGenerally, an amplifier or simply amp, is a device for increasing the power of a signal.In popular use, the term usually describes an electronic amplifier, in which the input "signal" is usually a voltage or a current. In audio applications, amplifiers drive the loudspeakers used in PA systems to...
- Demeter, terrain bot in Windows game Activeworlds
- Law of DemeterLaw of DemeterThe Law of Demeter or Principle of Least Knowledge is a design guideline for developing software, particularly object-oriented programs. In its general form, the LoD is a specific case of loose coupling...
, software development design guideline ("Only talk to your immediate friends"). - USS Demeter (ARB-10)USS Demeter (ARB-10)USS Demeter was one of twelve Aristaeus-class battle damage repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Demeter , she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name....
, USS battle damage repair ship - Demeter, the fictional Russian ship which brought Count DraculaCount DraculaCount Dracula is a fictional character, the titular antagonist of Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula and archetypal vampire. Some aspects of his character have been inspired by the 15th century Romanian general and Wallachian Prince Vlad III the Impaler...
to England in Bram Stoker's novel DraculaDraculaDracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor...
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