Eumolpus
Sign in to saveIn Greek Mythology, Eumolpus (; ) was a legendary king of Thrace. He was described as having come to Attica either as a bard, a warrior, or a priest of Demeter and Dionysus.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Eumolpus
- Deity.deity_of
- King of Thrace
- Deity.abode
- Thrace and later Eleusis
- Deity.consort
- (1) Daeira(2) Selene
- Deity.parents
- Poseidon and Chione orApollo and Astycome
- Deity.offspring
- (1 Immaradus(2) Musaeus; Ceryx; ?Phorbas
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- Early years
- War with Athens
- Other feats
- Legacy
- Notes
- References
In Greek Mythology, Eumolpus (; ) was a legendary king of Thrace. He was described as having come to Attica either as a bard, a warrior, or a priest of Demeter and Dionysus.
==Family== Eumolpus was the son of Poseidon (Neptune in Roman tradition) and Chione. In the legend he is described as neither Greek, nor Thracian or Roman, but Libyan and a native of North Africa, though his mother Chione is said to be a Thracian princess. An alternative genealogy also stated that Eumolpus was born to the god Apollo and the nymph Astycome. He was the father of Immarados by the Oceanid Daeira.