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'Bull-hitcher'), was a hero of Eleusis in Greek mythology, central to the Eleusinian Mysteries and is worshipped as the inventor and patron of agriculture. [1] [2] Triptolemus is credited with being the first to sow seed for cultivation [3] after being taught by Demeter and is credited for the use of oxen and the plough. [4]
In Greek mythology, Charnabon (Ancient Greek "Χαρναβών", gen. "Χαρναβώντος") was a king of the Getae, mentioned in Sophocles' tragedy Triptolemos as ruling the Getae, without a precise geographical location of his kingdom.
Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, ... when Demeter teaches agriculture and the Mysteries to Triptolemus, ...
A votive plaque known as the Ninnion Tablet depicting elements of the Eleusinian Mysteries, discovered in the sanctuary at Eleusis (mid-4th century BC). The Eleusinian Mysteries (Greek: Ἐλευσίνια Μυστήρια, romanized: Eleusínia Mystḗria) were initiations held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at the Panhellenic Sanctuary of Eleusis in ancient Greece.
In Greek mythology, King Lyncus (Greek: Λύγκος, pronounced) of the Scythians was taught the arts of agriculture by Triptolemus but he refused to teach it to his people and then tried to kill Triptolemus. Demeter turned him into a lynx as punishment. [1]
This is an index of lists of mythological figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters
Triptolemus In Greek mythology , Eleusis ( / ɪ ˈ l j uː s ɪ s / ih- LEW -siss ) [ 1 ] or Eleusinus ( Ancient Greek : Ἐλευσῖνι , romanized : Eleusîni , or Ἐλευσῖνα , Eleusîna ) was the eponymous hero of the town of Eleusis .
Triptolemos (Ancient Greek: Τριπτόλεμος) is a lost play of Sophocles. It was one of the plays which he produced in 468 BC for the City Dionysia, the year he first won the prize for tragedy at the festival. [1] Though the play is usually assumed to have been a tragedy, this is not certain, and it might instead have been a satyr play. [2]