Ascalaphe
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Ascalaphe is a minor figure in Greek mythology, known as the informer who revealed Persephone’s eating of pomegranate seeds and was punished by being transformed into an owl.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ascalaphe canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
minor deity in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hades
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persephone NERFINISHED ⓘ underworld ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in Greek mythology
ⓘ
Metamorphoses into animals in mythology ⓘ Underworld figures in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| consequenceOfReport | Persephone bound to underworld for part of each year ⓘ |
| domain | chthonic deities and spirits ⓘ |
| father | Acheron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
causing Persephone to remain partly in the underworld
ⓘ
revealing that Persephone ate pomegranate seeds ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Ovid’s Metamorphoses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralAssociation |
betrayal
ⓘ
informing ⓘ |
| mother | Orphne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Ascalaphus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Askalaphos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | explains part of the mythic cause of the seasons ⓘ |
| occupation | underworld attendant ⓘ |
| parent |
Acheron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orphne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| punishment | transformation into an owl ⓘ |
| reportedEvent | Persephone eating pomegranate seeds ⓘ |
| reportedTo | Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | underworld ⓘ |
| role | informer ⓘ |
| served | Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolicAssociation | owl ⓘ |
| transformationBy |
Demeter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persephone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transformationCause | betrayal of Persephone’s secret ⓘ |
| transformedInto | owl ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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