Ἰασίων

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Ἰασίων is a figure in Greek mythology, often associated with Demeter and the island of Samothrace, known for his fateful love affair with the goddess.

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Ιασίων 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
mortal man
alternativeName Iasion NERFINISHED
Iasus (in some sources) NERFINISHED
associatedCult Samothracian Mysteries NERFINISHED
associatedWith Demeter NERFINISHED
Pleiad Electra NERFINISHED
Samothrace NERFINISHED
Zeus NERFINISHED
agriculture
fertility
consort Demeter NERFINISHED
culture Ancient Greek mythology
deathCause thunderbolt of Zeus
ethnicity Trojan or Samothracian (varying traditions)
gender male
hasOffspring Corybas (in some traditions) NERFINISHED
Philomelus (in some traditions) NERFINISHED
Plutus NERFINISHED
hasParent Electra (Pleiad) NERFINISHED
Zeus NERFINISHED
hasSibling Dardanus NERFINISHED
Emathion (in some traditions) NERFINISHED
Harmonia (sometimes)
killedBy Zeus NERFINISHED
literaryFunction exemplar of hubris toward the gods
mentionedIn Apollodorus, Bibliotheca NERFINISHED
Diodorus Siculus, Library of History NERFINISHED
Hesiod, Works and Days NERFINISHED
Homeric Hymn to Demeter NERFINISHED
mythologicalTheme divine–mortal love
origin of agricultural wealth
punishment by Zeus
notableAct lay with Demeter in a thrice-ploughed field
placeOfActivity Samothrace NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Samothrace (in many accounts) NERFINISHED
reasonForDeath love affair with Demeter
offense against divine order
relatedTo Dardanus, ancestor of Trojans NERFINISHED
roleInMyth father of Plutus, god of wealth
lover of Demeter
statusAfterDeath sometimes said to be honored in Samothracian rites
symbolicMeaning union of earth goddess and mortal farmer

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Ηλέκτρα child Ἰασίων
this entity surface form: Ιασίων
Δάρδανος sibling Ἰασίων