Demeter was portrayed fighting the Giants in vase paintings, where she was depicted wielding a spear and torch or a sword. This was undoubtedly the golden sword described in the Homeric Hymn to ...

or the groom leading the bride away while her mother carries a torch. These have been interpreted as echoes of Persephone’s abduction, the separation of mother and daughter, and Demeter’s ...

The birds won’t sing, the buds stay closed, Until she dances by, A crown of flowers upon her head, Her torch lights up the sky.