308 THE MYTHS OF CREATION: THE GODS
Demeter. Marble, second half of the fourth century B.C.; height 58 in.This is the cult-statue
from the sanctuary of Demeter at Cnidus in Asia Minor. She is shown seated and heav-
ily draped. Her solemn gaze and matronly clothing are consistent with the Demeter of
the Homeric Hymn to Demeter. (British Museum, London. Reproduced by permission of the
Trustees.)and her uncle Hades, the son of Cronus, who bears many names, the lord and
host of many, led her off with his immortal horses against her will.
As long as the goddess could behold the earth, starry heaven, the deep flow-
ing sea full of fish, the rays of the sun, and still hoped to see her dear mother
and the race of everlasting gods, hope soothed her great heart, although she was