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πŸ‘€ Triptolemos

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  • Information
    Eleusinian, spreader of agriculture
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q269243
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/23606
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/m8=Gd44bTjehMe2vImd68QR
    Gender
    Male
    Birth
    Birth is narrated
    In the historical period
    Claimed as an ancestor
    Son of
    πŸ‘€ Celeos (Eleusinian) king of EleusisπŸ‘€ Metaneira wife of CeleosπŸ‘€ Eleusis eponym and king of EleusisπŸ‘€ Oceanos (Titan) Titan, personification of OceanπŸ‘€ Ge personification of EarthπŸ‘€ Trochilos of Argos, priest of Demeter, related to EleusisπŸ‘€ Dysaules Eleusinian, brother of Celeos and father of Triptolemos and EubouleusπŸ‘€ Raros Eleusinian, father of TriptolemosπŸ‘€ Daughter of Amphictyon (name unknown) unidentified mother of Cercyon and TriptolemosπŸ‘€ Icarios (Attic II) hosts Demeter in AtticaπŸ‘€ Cynthinia wife of Eleusis
    Father of
    πŸ‘€ Deiope daughter of Triptolemos (or mother in some accounts)πŸ‘€ Gordys son of Triptolemos and eponym of Gordyene
    Born at
    🌍 Eleusis (Attica) city in Attica
    Founder of
    🌍 Antheia (Achaia) city in Achaia🌍 Eleusis (Attica) city in Attica🌍 Tarsos (Cilicia) city in Cilicia
    Ruler of
    🌍 Attica region of the Greek mainland
    Teacher of
    πŸ‘€ Arcas son of Zeus and CallistoπŸ‘€ Eumelos (Achaian) authochthon, founder of Aroe (Patrai)
    Cult sites
    πŸ›οΈ the Temple of Triptolemos at Athens🌍 Eleusis (Attica) city in Attica🌍 Mount Casios (Assyria) mountain on the modern border between Turkey and Syria, where Typhon wounds Zeus
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Demeter Olympian goddess🌍 Eleusis (Attica) city in Attica⏳ the Search of Demeter for PersephoneπŸ‘€ Celeos (Eleusinian) king of EleusisπŸ‘€ Metaneira wife of CeleosπŸ‘€ Eleusis eponym and king of EleusisπŸ‘€ Ge personification of EarthπŸ‘€ Oceanos (Titan) Titan, personification of OceanπŸ‘€ Arcas son of Zeus and Callisto🌍 Arcadia region in the PeloponneseπŸ‘€ Deiope daughter of Triptolemos (or mother in some accounts)πŸ‘€ Eubouleus Eleusinian son of Trochilos or DysaulesπŸ‘€ Trochilos of Argos, priest of Demeter, related to EleusisπŸ‘€ Dysaules Eleusinian, brother of Celeos and father of Triptolemos and EubouleusπŸ‘€ Persephone daughter of DemeterπŸ‘€ Raros Eleusinian, father of TriptolemosπŸ‘€ Daughter of Amphictyon (name unknown) unidentified mother of Cercyon and TriptolemosπŸ‘€ Eumelos (Achaian) authochthon, founder of Aroe (Patrai)🌍 Patrai (Achaia) city in Achaia🏺 the Chariot of Triptolemos given to him by DemeterπŸ‘€ Antheias son of Eumelos, stole Triptolemos' chariot🌍 Antheia (Achaia) city in Achaia🌍 Aroe (Achaia) city in AchaiaπŸ‘€ Eumolpos (Eleusinian) establishes rites at EleusisπŸ‘€ Diocles (Eleusinian) early ruler in Eleusis, learns rites from DemeterπŸ‘€ Polyxeinos EleusinianπŸ‘€ Dolichos Eleusinian🌍 Attica region of the Greek mainlandπŸ‘€ Apollo Olympian godπŸ‘€ Pan (god) god of flocks, of varying parentageπŸ‘₯ the Muses personifications of poetry and musicπŸ‘€ Maron priest of Apollo🌍 Egypt region in North Africa🌍 the Land of the Ethiopians region in Upper Egypt and south of Sub-Saharan Africa, often amorphous or treated as somewhat fictionalπŸ‘€ Anubis Egyptian godπŸ‘€ Osiris Egyptian godπŸ‘€ Macedon (s. of Osiris) eponym of Macedonia in Diodoros, likely represents the Egyptian wolf-god WepwawetπŸ‘€ Gordys son of Triptolemos and eponym of GordyeneπŸ‘€ Io transformed into a cow🌍 Argos (city) city in the Peloponnese🌍 Cilicia (SE Asia Minor) region in Asia Minor🌍 River Orontes (Syria) river in Syria🌍 Tyre (Phoinicia) city in Phoinicia🌍 Tarsos (Cilicia) city in Cilicia🌍 Mount Casios (Assyria) mountain on the modern border between Turkey and Syria, where Typhon wounds Zeus🌍 Antioch on Orontes (Assyria) in AssyriaπŸ‘€ Icarios (Attic II) hosts Demeter in AtticaπŸ‘€ Cynthinia wife of EleusisπŸ‘€ Cephalos (Eleusinian) king of EleusisπŸ‘€ Icarios (Attic I) hosts Dionysos in Attica🌍 Athens (Attica) city in AtticaπŸ‘€ Erechtheus son of Pandion, king of AthensπŸ‘€ Hades Underworld godπŸ‘€ Rhea TitanπŸ‘€ Hecate (goddess)🌍 Scythia region north of the Black SeaπŸ‘€ Lyncus king of Scythia, tries to kill TriptolemosπŸ‘€ Flora goddess of flowers, abducted by ZephyrπŸ›οΈ the Temple of Triptolemos at AthensπŸ›οΈ the Threshing Floor of Triptolemos (Eleusis)
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.5.2πŸ“– Pausanias 8.4.1πŸ“– Pausanias 1.14.1-1.14.3πŸ“– Pausanias 1.38.6πŸ“– Pausanias 7.18.2πŸ“– Pausanias 7.18.3πŸ“– Pausanias 2.14.2-2.14.4πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 145-168πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 470-482πŸ“– Callimachus, Hymn to Demeter 1-23πŸ“– Lucian, The Dream, or Lucian's Career 15πŸ“– Lucian, The Lover of Lies 3πŸ“– Lucian, The Dance 40πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 1.18.1-1.18.6πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 1.20.1-1.20.6πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 5.68.1-5.68.3πŸ“– Strabo 16.1.25πŸ“– Strabo 16.2.5πŸ“– Servius, Scholia on Georgics 1.19πŸ“– Strabo 14.5.12πŸ“– Vergil, Georgics 1.1-1.42πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.642-5.678βš’οΈ Parian Chronicle (Ashmolean 449945; IG XII, 5, 444; PHI 77668)πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 7.199πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 36.23
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryPausanias Homeric Hymn 2 to DemeterCallimachus, Hymn to DemeterLucian, The Dream, or Lucian's CareerLucian, The Lover of LiesLucian, The DanceDiodoros, LibraryStraboServius, Scholia on GeorgicsVergil, GeorgicsOvid, MetamorphosesPliny, Natural History
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Panyassis, HeracleiaPherecydes of AthensMousaiosOrpheusChoirilos Homeric Hymn 2 to DemeterVergil, GeorgicsTibullus, ElegiesVarro
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Panyassis, Heracleia fr. 4 WestπŸ“– Pherecydes of Athens fr. 53 FowlerπŸ“– Mousaios fr. 60 BernabΓ© = B 10 D-KπŸ“– Orpheus fr. 382 BernabΓ©πŸ“– Choirilos FragTrag rep. 1 = fr. 1 Snell-KannichtπŸ“– Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 470-482πŸ“– Vergil, Georgics 1.1-1.42πŸ“– Tibullus, Elegies 1.7.29πŸ“– Varro unnumbered fragment
    Depictions
    🎨 Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater attributed to the Polygnotan Group (Otago E48.67)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa e Panificio di Papirius Sabinus IX 3, 19-20, Pompeii (PALP r9-i3-p19-space-e)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Trittolemo VII 7, 5, Pompeii (PALP r7-i7-p5-space-n)🎨 Attic Red-Figure Hydria (BM 1868,0606.8; LIMC Demeter 368)
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Cult Statue in the Temple of Triptolemos at Athens (Not Extant)🎨 Statue Group of Triptolemos, Demeter, and Flora by Praxiteles (LIMC Triptolemos 3)
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Argos (city) city in the Peloponnese🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica🌍 Egypt region in North Africa
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