Triptolemus

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Greek mythological character culture hero hero mythological figure

Triptolemus is a figure in Greek mythology closely associated with Demeter, often depicted as the hero who spread the knowledge of agriculture to humankind.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Triptolemos	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek mythological character ⓘ culture hero ⓘ hero ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ
appearsIn	Homeric Hymn to Demeter NERFINISHED ⓘ Ovid's Metamorphoses NERFINISHED ⓘ Pausanias' Description of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedConcept	civilization through agriculture ⓘ initiation into agricultural rites ⓘ
associatedWith	Demeter NERFINISHED ⓘ Persephone NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedIn	Eleusis NERFINISHED ⓘ
cultAssociation	Eleusinian Mysteries NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture	Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
depictedWith	ears of grain ⓘ phiale ⓘ sceptre ⓘ winged chariot ⓘ
domain	agriculture ⓘ grain cultivation ⓘ
function	mediator between gods and humans in matters of agriculture ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
giftFrom	Demeter NERFINISHED ⓘ
homeland	Eleusis NERFINISHED ⓘ
honoredAs	benefactor of humankind ⓘ
knownFor	connection with the Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ spreading the knowledge of agriculture ⓘ teaching the art of sowing grain ⓘ
languageOfName	Ancient Greek ⓘ
mission	travel the world to teach agriculture ⓘ
mythology	Greek mythology ⓘ
nameInGreek	Τριπτόλεμος NERFINISHED ⓘ
parent	Celeus NERFINISHED ⓘ Metaneira NERFINISHED ⓘ
receivedGift	chariot drawn by dragons or serpents ⓘ knowledge of agriculture ⓘ
relative	Demophon of Eleusis NERFINISHED ⓘ
role	disseminator of agriculture ⓘ teacher of farming to humankind ⓘ
symbol	plough ⓘ sheaf of wheat ⓘ
taughtBy	Demeter NERFINISHED ⓘ
vehicle	serpent-drawn chariot ⓘ winged chariot ⓘ
worshipPlace	Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ Eleusis NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ploutos → associatedWith → Triptolemus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Triptolemos

Hospitality of King Keleos → hasParticipant → Triptolemus ⓘ

Hymn to Demeter → mainCharacter → Triptolemus ⓘ