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Demeter: The Island Of Samothrake

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Demeter was unmarried, however she mated with Zeus before he married Herra. They had a daughter together, Persephone. Demeter fell in love with a mortal, his name was Iasion. Iasion was a prince of the island of Samothrake. She laid with him in a thrice-plowed field. Zeus was not happy after he found out about the affair, so he struck the mortal with a thunderbolt and killed him. During Demeter’s search for Persephone, her daughter, Poseidon desired to lay with her and she transformed into a mare to try and escape him. However, he just transformed into the form of a horse and raped her. She also had another mortal affair, his name was Karmanor. Karmanor was the Lord on the island of Krete.
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