Demeter

Demeter, goddess of fertility and agriculture, is the daughter of Kronos and Rhea.

Zeus entrusted her to take care of the fertility of the earth. Demeter taught people how to cultivate fields and gave them some laws.

Converging with Jasion, Demeter gave birth to Plutos, who lately became the god of wealth.

When Zeus found out about this, in vain seeking the favor of Demeter, he killed Jasion by lightning. Convinced of the strength and determination of the supreme god, Demeter yielded to him and gave birth to his daughter Persephone, who was later kidnapped by Hades and became Queen of Tartarus.

The first person Demeter taught to grow bread was Tryptol.

His parents gave a friendly, warm welcome to the goddess wandering the earth in search of her daughter. Demeter presented Triptolemus with wheat grains, showed how to plow the earth, and ordered to transfer the knowledge he gained to all people.

Demeter wanted to grant immortality to Triptolemus' younger brother, Demophont. But it didn't happen. When his mother, Metanira, saw, that Demeter was holding the baby over the fire, tempering him, she cried out in horror; Demeter, startled, dropped the boy, and he burned alive. After the departure of Demeter, the father of Triptolemus and Demophont, the king of Kelei, ordered to build a Demeter's temple in Eleusis, which became the center of her cult.