Iasion

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Iasion is a figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a mortal lover of the goddess Demeter and father of Plutus, the god of wealth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
mortal man
alternateName Iasius
associatedWith Demeter
Plutus
fertility
wealth
category Children of Zeus in Greek mythology
Demeter
surface form: Demeter in mythology

Lovers of goddesses in Greek mythology
childOf Zeus
consort Demeter
cultRegion Samothrace
culture Ancient Greek
deathCause thunderbolt of Zeus
domain agriculture
era mythic age
family Dardanian royal line
fate struck down by Zeus
gender male
grandparent Cronus
Rhea
killedBy Zeus
languageOfName Ancient Greek
legacy father of Plutus, personification of wealth
mentionedIn Hymn to Demeter
surface form: Homeric Hymn to Demeter

Hesiod's Theogony
surface form: Theogony by Hesiod

Hesiod's Works and Days
surface form: Works and Days by Hesiod
mythology Greek mythology
mythType heroic-mortal consort of deity
notableEvent union with Demeter in a thrice-ploughed field
offspringWithDemeter Philomelus
Plutus
parentOf Philomelus
Plutus
placeOfOrigin Crete
reasonForDeath love affair with Demeter
religiousAssociation Samothracian Mysteries
surface form: Mysteries of Samothrace
role father of a god of wealth
lover of a goddess
sibling Dardanus
spouseOrLover Demeter
status mortal
symbolicConnection abundance
ploughed field

Referenced by (5)

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

Demeter consort Iasion
Electra offspring Iasion
Electra parent Iasion
Dardanus sibling Iasion