The Greek goddess of the harvest, grain, and fertility. She is one of the original Twelve Olympian gods that live on Mount Olympus. The middle daughter of Cronus and Rhea. Her virgin daughter PERSEPHONE was abducted by the god of the underworld, HADES, and Demeter endlessly searched for her, preoccupied with loss and grief. The seasons halted and living things stopped growing and died. At this point, ZEUS had to intervene and send his messenger HERMES to THE UNDERWORLD to bring Persephone back and prevent the extinction of all life on Earth.