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Demetria may refer to: * Alternative form of Demeter In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Demeter (; Attic: ''Dēmḗtēr'' ; Doric: ''Dāmā́tēr'') is the Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over crops, grains, food, and the fertility of the earth. Although s ... (Δημήτηρ), Greek goddess of harvest * ''Demetria'' (bacteria), a genus of bacteria from the family Dermacoccaceae * Demetria (name), a feminine given name (and list of people with that name) * Demetria, a fictional planet in the CrossGen comics Sigilverse See also * Demetrias (other) * Demetrius (other) * Demeter (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demeter
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Demeter (; Attic: ''Dēmḗtēr'' ; Doric: ''Dāmā́tēr'') is the Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over crops, grains, food, and the fertility of the earth. Although she is mostly known as a grain goddess, she also appeared as a goddess of health, birth, and marriage, and had connections to the Greek Underworld, Underworld. She is also called Deo (). In Greek tradition, Demeter is the second child of the Titans Rhea (mythology), Rhea and Cronus, and sister to Hestia, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Like her other siblings but Zeus, she was swallowed by her father as an infant and rescued by Zeus. Through her brother Zeus, she became the mother of Persephone, a fertility goddess. One of the most notable Homeric Hymns, the ''Homeric Hymn to Demeter'', tells the story of Persephone's abduction by Hades and Demeter's search for her. When Hades, the King of the Underworld, wished to make Persephone his wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demetria (bacteria)
''Demetria terragena'' is a species of bacteria. Its cells are gram-positive, not acid fast, non- motile, non- sporulating, irregular coccoid Coccoid means shaped like or resembling a coccus, that is, spherical.The noun coccoid or coccoids may refer to: * a level of organization, characterized by unicellular, non-flagellated, non-amoeboid organisms, with a definite shape, in general b ... to short rod-shaped and microaerophilic. References Further reading * Whitman, William B., et al., eds. Bergey's manual® of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 5. Springer, 2012. * External links *Type strain of ''Demetria terragena'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase Micrococcales Bacteria described in 1997 Monotypic bacteria genera {{Actinobacteria-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demetria (name)
Demetria is a given name, the feminine form of the Greek name Demetrius, which means "follower of Demeter".''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', s.v. "Demi". Variations of Demetria include Demetri, Dem, Demet, Demetra, Metra and Demi; the common diminutive form of the name is also used as a nickname for Demetria. People named Demetria include: * St. Demetria (died 362), Christian martyr and saint * Demetria Kalodimos, American anchorperson * Demi Lovato (born 1992), American actor, singer and songwriter * Demetria McKinney, American actress, singer and songwriter * Demetria Royals, American director, producer and editor * Demetria Sance (born 1977), American former indoor volleyball player * Demetria Taylor Demetria M. Taylor (born February 28, 1973) is an American Chicago blues singer and songwriter. Her father was Eddie Taylor, a fellow Chicago blues musician. Her step-brother Larry Taylor is a blues drummer and vocalist, and her brother Eddie Ta ... (born 1973), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigilverse
Cross Generation Entertainment or CrossGen was an American comic book publisher and entertainment company that operated from 1998 to 2004. The company's assets were acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2004, and designated to Disney Publishing Worldwide. In July 2010, Disney re-established the brand through Marvel Comics, who announced plans to revive CrossGen titles. History CrossGen Comics, Inc., was founded in 1998, in Tampa, Florida, by entrepreneur Mark Alessi. In 1999, the company acquired the Orlando-based multi-genre fan convention MegaCon, from founder James Breitbiel. Breitbiel became CrossGen's Marketing and Distribution Director. In January 2000, CrossGen Comics, Inc. debuted with '' CrossGenesis'', a sneak-peek at the CrossGen universe. It provided an outline of the universe, worlds, and characters of CrossGen's flagship titles that would be released six months later. Gina M. Villa, head of creative departments, and Mark Alessi wrote a history of the Sigi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demetrias (other)
Demetrias (Ancient Greek: ') was an ancient Greek city. Demetrias may also refer to: * Battle of Demetrias, a 1270s sea battle near the Greek city * Demetriapolis or Demetrias, an ancient city in Arachosia * An alternative name for the city of Sicyon Sicyon (; el, Σικυών; ''gen''.: Σικυῶνος) or Sikyon was an ancient Greek city state situated in the northern Peloponnesus between Corinth and Achaea on the territory of the present-day regional unit of Corinthia. An ancient mona ... in the northern Peloponnesus * Demetrias in Assyria, an ancient Greek colony in northern Iraq * ''Demetrias'' (beetle), a genus of ground beetle * Demetrias (daughter of Anicius Hermogenianus Olybrius), Roman noblewoman of the 5th century {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demetrius (other)
Demetrius may be a given name. Demetrius may also refer to: Saints * Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki (270-306), Christian martyr, patron of soldiers * Pope Demetrius I of Alexandria (189–232), Patriarch of Alexandria, contemporary of Origen * Saint Demetrius the Neomartyr of the Peloponnese (1779–1803), Christian martyr from Greece Kings Macedon * Demetrius I of Macedon (336–283 BC), surnamed Poliorcetes * Demetrius II of Macedon (276–229 BC), surnamed Aetolicus Georgia * Demetrius I of Georgia (1125–1156) * Demetrius II of Georgia (1270–1289) * Demetrius III of Georgia (1433–1446) Bactria & India * Demetrius I of Bactria, Greco-Bactrian king reigning from c. 200–180 BC * Demetrius II of India, ruled briefly during the 2nd century BC * Demetrius III Aniketos (), Indo-Greek king Seleucid Empire * Demetrius I Soter of Syria (d. 150 BC) * Demetrius II Nicator of Syria (d. 125 BC) * Demetrius III Eucaerus (d. 88 BC) Philosophers * Demetrius Phale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
