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Triptolemus
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Triptolemus, also known as Buzyges, was a hero of Eleusis in Greek mythology, central to the Eleusinian Mysteries and is worshipped as the inventor and patron of agriculture. Triptolemus is credited w
Triptolemus and Persephone, tondo of a red-figure Attic cup, ca. 470 BC–460 BC.
Triptolemus and Persephone, tondo of a red-figure Attic cup, ca. 470 BC–460 BC.
Triptolemus on a 2nd-century Roman sarcophagus (Louvre Museum).
Triptolemus on a 2nd-century Roman sarcophagus (Louvre Museum).
Marble relief of Triptolemus, Demeter, and Persephone at the Archaeological Museum of Eleusis, Greece
Marble relief of Triptolemus, Demeter, and Persephone at the Archaeological Museum of Eleusis, Greece
Roman copy of the Great Eleusinian Relief depicting a scene of young Triptolemus standing between Demeter and Persephone. Demeter is handing Triptolem
Roman copy of the Great Eleusinian Relief depicting a scene of young Triptolemus standing between Demeter and Persephone. Demeter is handing Triptolemus ears of grain (now lost), Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Demeter
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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Demeter is the Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over crops, grains, food, and the fertility of the earth. Although Demeter is mostly
Triptolemus
…worshipped as the inventor and patron of agriculture. Triptolemus is credited with being the first to sow seed for cultivation after being taught by Demeter and is credited for the use of oxen and the plough. Xenophon claims that Peloponnesus was the first place Triptolemus shared Demeter's agricultural…
Ancient marble statue of Demeter with right hand extended. The head is a modern restoration. (National Roman Museum)
Ancient marble statue of Demeter with right hand extended. The head is a modern restoration. (National Roman Museum)
Demeter on a Didrachme from Paros island, struck at the Cyclades.
Demeter on a Didrachme from Paros island, struck at the Cyclades.
Demeter, enthroned and extending her hand in a benediction toward the kneeling Metaneira, who offers the triune wheat (c. 340 BC)
Demeter, enthroned and extending her hand in a benediction toward the kneeling Metaneira, who offers the triune wheat (c. 340 BC)
The Eleusinian trio: Persephone, Triptolemus and Demeter (Roman copy dating to the Early Imperial period and hosted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
The Eleusinian trio: Persephone, Triptolemus and Demeter (Roman copy dating to the Early Imperial period and hosted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, of the Great Eleusinian Relief in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens, marble bas-relief from Eleusis, 440–430 BC.)