Goddess Demeter and her Mates

Demeter used to be in love with the agricultural hero Iasion and their sacred wedding took place in the island of Crete. The couple laid together three times in a field and brought greek god Plutus and the demi-god Philomelos into existence. Plutus was the god who symbolized earthly wealth, and Philomelos became famous for inventing the plough.

According to a myth, Zeus, the King of the Gods, killed Iasion for his impudence to lay with a goddess; after that, he managed to seduce Demeter and the couple brought Persephone to the world. Persephone would later on be abducted by the Greek god Hades to the Underworld and become the Queen of the Underworld.

Poseidon, the Greek god of the Seas, also approached Demeter to lay with her and bring fertility to earth with his wet elements. Demeter tried to avoid the god by turning herself into a mare, but Poseidon then took the form of a stallion and captured her. From their union Demeter gave birth to two children: the stallion Arion, god of the horses, and Despoena, the goddess of fruit.