Demeter is the grain goddess in Greek mythology.

Demeter may also refer to:

Science and technology

  • Demeter (moon), former name of Lysithea, a satellite of Jupiter
  • 1108 Demeter, an asteroid
  • Demeter (satellite), a French micro-satellite launched in 2004 for developing earthquake prediction
  • Law of Demeter, a software development design guideline

Arts and entertainment

  • Demeter (cat), character from the musical Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • Demeter, a 300 BC elegy by Philitas of Cos
  • "Demeter", a 1999 sonnet by Carol Ann Duffy
  • Demeter, the fictional Romanian ship which brought Count Dracula to England in Bram Stoker's novel Dracula
  • Demeter, a freighter vessel in the Egosoft video game series X
  • Demeter, a terrain bot in Windows game Active Worlds
  • Demeter 227, the interstellar cargo ship in Scavengers Reign.

Brands and companies

  • Demeter Fragrance Library, a fragrance company
  • Demeter International, a certification organization for biodynamic farming

Other

  • Demeter (surname)
  • USS Demeter (ARB-10), USS battle damage repair ship

See also

  • Demetrius