Mythological Eleusinians

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 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 gift while Pausanias claims the Rharium plane near Eleusis was the first place to be sown for crops.

Celeus (, , ) or Keleos (, ; ) was the king of Eleusis in Greek mythology, husband of Metaneira and father of several daughters, who are called Callidice, Demo, Cleisidice and Callithoe in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, and Diogeneia, Pammerope and Saesara by Pausanias.

son of Branchus in Greek mythology

Alope () was in Greek mythology a mortal woman, the daughter of Cercyon, known for her great beauty.

thumb|right|280px|Demeter and Metanira, detail of an Apulian red-figure [[hydria, Antikensammlung Berlin (1984.46)]]

Eleusinian prince in Greek mythology

thumb|Hippothoon and his mother Alope on a 1787 engraving.

eponymous hero of the town of Eleusis

In Greek mythology, Daeira (Ancient Greek: Δάειρα or Δαείρας) or Daira (Δαῖρα) was a divinity connected with the Eleusinian mysteries. Her name means the "knowing one" from daô knowing which links well to the inside knowledge of the initiate.

Ascalabus (Ancient Greek: Ἀσκάλαβος), in Greek mythology, was a son of Misme.

In Greek mythology, Crocon () was the husband of Saesara, daughter of Celeus of Eleusis. This couple became the parents of Meganeira, mother of Apheidas and Elatus by Arcas, son of Zeus and Callisto.

In Greek mythology, Praxithea (; Ancient Greek: ) was a name attributed to five women.

In Greek mythology, Saesara () was an Eleusinian princess as the daughter of King Celeus and possibly Metaneira, and thus probably the sister of Callidice, Demo, Cleisidice, Callithoe, Diogeneia, Pammerope, Demophon, and Triptolemus. She married Crocon and became the mother of Meganeira, wife of Arcas, son of Zeus and Callisto.

In Greek mythology, Rarus (, ) or Rar (, ) was a son of Cranaus, eponym of the Rarian Field near Eleusis, and a possible father of Triptolemus by an unnamed daughter of Amphictyon. According to Suda, Rarus was the father of Celeus and through him grandfather of Triptolemus. He received Demeter hospitably as she was searching for her daughter Persephone, and the goddess, in reward, taught his grandson the art of cultivating crops. According to Robert Graves, Rarus name whether it means ‘an abortive child’, or ‘a womb’, is an inappropriate name for a king, and will have referred to the womb of t

set of mythological Greek characters

Diogeneia (; Ancient Greek: Διογένεια) may refer to three women in Greek mythology: