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- In Gr**** mythology, Metanira (/ˌmɛtəˈnaɪrə/; Ancient Gr****: Μετάνειρα Metáneira) or Meganira was a queen of Eleusis as wife of King Celeus. She was the...
- Δημοφόων), was an Eleusinian prince as the son of King Celeus and Queen Metanira. While Demeter, having taken the form of an old woman called Doso, searched...
- Demophon—"killer of men", a counterpart to Triptolemus— and Triptolemus, his sons by Metanira. Demeter saw Triptolemus was sick and fed him her breast milk. Not only...
- Neptis metanira, or Holland's sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo...
- Demophon a god, but she was unable to complete the ritual because his mother Metanira walked in and saw her son in the fire and screamed in fright, which angered...
- Lycaenidae. The genus is monotypic containing the single species Exorbaetta metanira Wikimedia Commons has media related to Exorbaetta. Wikispecies has information...
- shelter. He took her in, to nurse Demophon and Triptolemus, his sons by Metanira. To reward his kindness, she planned to make Demophon immortal; she secretly...
- sources Demophon is the son of the King of Eleusis, Celeus, and his queen, Metanira. This suggests that in fragment 49 Baubo is the queen of Eleusis. In this...
- Auchenorrhyncha Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha Family: Fulgoridae Subfamily: Poiocerinae Tribe: Poiocerini Genus: Desudaba Walker, 1858 Synonyms Metanira Stål, 1863...
- Diogeneia, an Eleusinian princess as one of the daughters of King Celeus and Metanira. Diogeneia, daughter of Phorbas, from Olenus in Achaea, and possibly Hyrmina...