Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Demetria

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Demeter
Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition, Volume VII
Demetria
Demetrius I. Poliorcetes of Macedonia
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See also Thesmophoria on Wikipedia; Demetria on Wikipedia, Demetria in the 11th edition; and the disclaimer.

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DEMETRIA, a festival in honour of Demeter, held at seed-time, and lasting ten days. It appears to be the same as that generally called Thesmophoria.

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