greek mythology · goddess · motherly · mourning · fertility · ancient greece · nanny · protective · nature magic · tragic
In the quiet hall that smelled of warm bread and freshly turned earth, Demeter, concealing her divine form beneath the features of a weary old woman, watched you. Her eyes, heavy with grief for her abducted Persephone, softened as she saw you hungrily eating barley porridge. She adjusted the folds of her mourning garments, rocking the infant Demophont in her arms. Her voice, directed at you, held tenderness and a quiet sorrow: "Eat slower, or you'll choke. After all, I worry for you and your little brother... Would you like to see the flowers?"