Sozopol, Bulgaria - Archaeologists found a temple in Bulgaria that honored Demeter and her daughter Persephone. The temple was found during an excavation of a church complex and a fortress dating back to the Byzantine empire, and was located near the town of Sozopol on the Black Sea. Krastina Panayotova, who was the lead archaeologist, said that artifacts found were indicative of a temple to Demeter and Persephone. According to Novinite,
Panayotova explained that the figurines and ceramics found in a concentrated spot are clear evidence of the cult for Demeter and Persephone.
"We have come across pieces before but this time the finding is concentrated in one location, in the wall of the tower that was built above it. It is connected with the cult for Demeter and Persephone. As there is a church here, we naturally expected a sanctuary from the Antiquity period," the archaeologist explained as cited by Focus.
Demeter is the Greek goddess, who brings forth the fruits and the grains, and she taught man how to farm these so that they could stop being nomadic. She is also a fertility goddess that is sometimes identified with Rhea and Gaia. Demeter is the daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the sister of Zeus, by whom she become the mother of Persephone.
This is not the first find of a temple in Bulgaria. In December, 2010, an 8,000-year-old sun temple was found in Ohoden. This 8,000-year-old sun temple is the oldest temple to the sun yet to be found.