Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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"Cercyon" | Greek | A son of Poseidon by a daughter of Amphictyon, and accordingly a half-brother of Triptolemus. Others call him a son of Hephaestus. He came from Arcadia, and dwelt at Eleusis in Attica. Greek |
"Dysaules" | Greek | The father of Triptolemus and Eubuleus, and a brother of Celeus. He was expelled from Eleusis by Ion, and had come to Phlius, where he introduced the Eleusinian mysteries. Greek |
"Metaneira" | Greek | The wife of Celeus, and mother of Triptolemus, received Demeter on her arrival in Attica. Pausanias calls her Meganaera. Greek |
"Rharus" | Greek | The father of Triptolemus at Eleusis. Greek |
King name "Triptolemus" | Greek | A son of Celeus and Metaneira or Polymnia, or according to others, a son of king Eleusis by Cothonea. Greek |