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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jochen1, post: 25855812, member: 103829&quot;]A few words about Demeter:</p><p>In general, Demeter was a goddess who was closely associated with agriculture, especially with grain. Therefore, her best-known attributes were ears of grain and poppies, as a sign of fertility, and sometimes a sickle. Other important attributes were the torch, a symbol from the Eleusinian mystery cult and originating from the legend in which she searches for her daughter Persphone, and snakes, which characterise her as a chthonic goddess. She is also known with a polos, a kind of royal crown, not to be confused with a kalathos. </p><p><br /></p><p>I know that Demeter was also depicted with Kalathos. But this is very rare and I know of no coin on which this is the case. But that doesn&#039;t have to mean anything. She usually wears a veil as a sign of her honour. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t think the headdress Demeter is wearing in the picture is a kalathos. It starts far too low on the head and would then have to have a large, deep cavity at its base into which the upper part of the head would fit. For me this is a diadem.</p><p><br /></p><p>Translated with DeepL.com (free version)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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