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Pictured here is the Greek goddess Demeter, taken from a mural painting in Pompeii(the italian owen destroyed in 79 A.D. in the eruption of Vesuvius. Demeter is the goddess of the harvest and presides over grains and the fertility of the earth. Although she was most often referred to as the goddess of the harvest, she was also goddess of sacred law and the cycle of life and death. Her Roman counterpart was Ceres.

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UMG24A06_485

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Droits gérés

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47,7Mo (1,6Mo) / 29,7cm x 40,2cm / 3510 x 4751 (300dpi)

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70s A.D. Demeter goddess of the harvest Pompeii mural painting Ceres goddess Ceres goddess Demeter Greek myth Greek mythology Greek myths ancient Greece Greek tales Greek folklore Greek legend Greek deity Greek deities Pompeii Pompeii wall painting Pompeii mural Greek gods Greek god legend tales folklore myth mythology Roman myth Roman mythology Roman myths Roman tales Roman folklore Roman legend Roman deity Roman deities Roman gods Roman god 1st century A.D. Vesuvius 70s A.D.