How did Ancient Greeks worship the goddess Demeter?

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Ancient Greeks worshiped many gods and goddesses such as Zeus, Hades, Apollo and Demeter. Demeter was the goddess of the harvest and nature, she was also known as 'Mother Earth'. She was also the sister of the king of the gods- Zeus, the god of the Underworld- Hades and the god of the sea-  Poseidon. Greeks worshiped her because they believed that she would give them a good harvest in return for gifts. They would bury grain as a gift and they would also pour olive oil in. They believed they needed to honour her to be provided with a good and vast harvest. 

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