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He asked her to nurse Demophon – his son by Metanira. As a gift to Celeus, because of his hospitality, Demeter planned to make Demophon a god by anointing and coating him with ambrosia, breathing gently upon him while holding him in her arms and bosom, and making him immortal by burning his mortal spirit away in the family's hearth every ...
While Demeter was searching for her daughter, having taken the form of an old woman called Doso, she received a hospitable welcome from Celeus, the king of Eleusis in Attica. He asked her to nurse Demophon, his youngest son by Metaneira. As a gift to Celeus, because of his hospitality, Demeter planned to make Demophon immortal by burning his ...
According to Pindar, Demophon was the son of Theseus (the son of Aethra and King of Aegeus of Athens or Poseidon) and Phaedra, or Iope, daughter of Iphicles, which would make Demophon a relative of Heracles. Demophon was the brother of Acamas. [1] [2] Demophon had half siblings as well, including Hippolytus and Melanippus. Demophon was born ...
The story describes how Demeter, persuaded to stay at the palace of Eleusis by its prince, Celeus, was given the task of raising Celeus's son Demophon. When she is discovered to be a Goddess by the queen Metaneira after trying in vain to make Demophon immortal, she instructed the Eluesinians to build a temple for her. Upon later finding ...
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Demeter washed away her anger in the River Ladon, becoming Demeter Lousia, the "bathed Demeter". [ 117 ] "In her alliance with Poseidon," Kerényi noted, [ 118 ] "she was Earth , who bears plants and beasts, and could therefore assume the shape of an ear of grain or a mare."
A Michigan father and his daughter realized they are transgender at the same time. Eric Maison and his daughter, Corey, once formerly known as mother and son, told PEOPLE they had been watching a ...