CS:
Bohyne plodnosti zeme a rolnictví.
Po narození ji stihl stejný osud jako její sourozence, otec Kronos je z obavy o svou vládu všechny pozrel. Tomuto osudu unikl jen nejmladší Zeus a ten také ostatní vysvobodil a Krona svrhl.
Po vítezství prizval sestru Démétér na Olymp a pri rozdelování funkcí mezi bohy jí sveril péci o plodnost zeme. Aby tato plodnost neprišla na zmar, naucila Démétér lidi obdelávat pole. Stala se tak zakladatelkou rolnictví a tím pádem i nového zpusobu života, který vystrídal dosavadní kocovné lovectví a pastevectví. Zároven dala lidem zákony, jimiž se ve svém novém živote meli rídit.
Démétér byla dárkyní tichého a klidného života, sama si však klidu mnoho neužila. S nepríliš významným bohem ci polobohem Iasiónem mela syna Plúta, který se stal bohem bohatství a zároven prícinou jejího žalu. Kyž se totiž o jeho narození dozvedel Zeus, který predtím marne usiloval o její prízen, zabil Iasióna bleskem.
Démétér nakonec Diove síle neodolala a mela s ním dceru Persefonu, která ji však zpusobila rovnež utrpení a zármutek. Jednoho dne, když se Persefona procházela, otevrela se pred ní zeme a objevil se buh Hádes, aby si ji odvedl jako manželku do své podsvetní ríše. Démétér po ní neúspešne pátrala devet dní po celém svete. Až buh Hélios jí rekl, co se stalo. Déméter si šla stežovat k Diovi na Olymp.
Ten však již nic nezmohl a Déméter potom opustila Olymp, zavrela se do svého chrámu v Eleusíne a seslala na svet neúrodu. Melo to katastrofální dusledky, a to nejen pro lidi, ale i pro bohy. Lidé totiž na bohy zanevreli a prestaly jim prinášet obeti. Situace se stala neudržitelnou, a tak ji Zeus vyrešil kompromisem. Prinutil Háda, aby se zavázal, že propustí Persefonu vždy na dve tretiny roku na svet, kde bude žít s matkou, a Démétér musela dovolit, aby tretinu roku žila Persefona se svým manželem v podsvetí.
Na podzim tedy Persefona odchází do ríše mrtvých a Démétér ze žalu prestává dávat prírode plodnost. Když se však vrací na jare opet na svet, vítá ji s celou prírodou kvety a zelení.
EN:
Earth goddess of fertility and agriculture.
After the birth of her he could suffer the same fate as her siblings, father Kronos is of concern for its government all devoured. I escaped this fate only the youngest Zeus and the other also rescued and brought down Krona.
After winning his sister Demeter invited to Olympus and the distribution of functions between the gods entrusted to her care of the fertility of the land. To make this come to ruin fertility, Demeter taught people to cultivate the fields. He became the founder of the peasantry and thus also a new way of life, who replaced former nomadic hunting and herding. At the same time he gave the people the laws governing their new life should follow.
Demeter was the giver of quiet and peaceful life, but she did not enjoy much peace. With a very important god or demigod Iasion Pluto had a son, who became the god of wealth as well as the cause of her grief. Kyz the fact of his birth learned Zeus, who had vainly sought her favor, Iasion killed by lightning.
Demeter finally could not resist the power of Zeus, and had with him a daughter Persephone, but that it also caused suffering and grief. One day, when Persephone walked, he opened in front of her country and appeared god Hades, to fetch her as a wife to his underworld empire. Demeter after unsuccessfully searched nine days worldwide. To god Helios told her what had happened. Demeter went to complain to Zeus on Mount Olympus.
However, he no longer could do anything and then Demeter left Olympus, closed to her temple at Eleusis, and cast into the world of crop failure. It had disastrous consequences, not only for people but also for the gods. People had to gods hated and stopped their sacrifices. The situation has become untenable, and so it Zeus solved by compromise. He forced Hades to commit to release Persephone always two-thirds of the world, where she will live with her mother, Demeter, and she had to let a third of Persephone lived with her husband in the underworld.
Thus, the autumn leaves into the realm of Persephone and Demeter dead of grief no longer make natural fertility. But when spring returns again to the world, it welcomes the whole nature flowers and greenery.
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