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Also known as Triptolemos

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.

Key facts

Deity.type
Greek
Deity.image
Triptolemos Kore Louvre G452 full.jpg
Deity.caption
Triptolemus and Persephone, tondo of a red-figure Attic cup, ca. 470 BC–460 BC
Deity.name
Triptolemus
Deity.abode
Eleusis, Elysium, Hades
Deity.mount
Dragon-drawn chariot
Deity.parents
Oceanus and Gaia, or Celeus and Metanira
Deity.god_of
Patron of the Eleusinian MysteriesFounder of AgricultureJudge of the Afterlife

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Gender
male
Father
Dysaules
Mother
Gaia
Image
Triptolemos Kore Louvre G452 full.jpg
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Commons category
Triptolemus
described by source
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
has works in the collection
Victoria and Albert Museum
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