Definition of Triptolemus. Meaning of Triptolemus. Synonyms of Triptolemus

- 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...
- upper area and three terraces, centring on a small temple for the hero Triptolemus, an outer propylon (gateway) and a South Stoa. A circular building in...
- him, but once Triptolemus fell asleep, he attacked him with a dagger, wanting to take credit for his work. Demeter then saved Triptolemus by turning Lyncus...
- Hemeroplanes triptolemus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Female dorsal (coll.MHNT) Female ventral (coll.MHNT) Its chest and wings are covered in scales...
- taught the arts of agriculture by Triptolemus but he refused to teach it to his people and then tried to kill Triptolemus. Demeter turned him into a lynx...
- adventures along the way. In one she taught the secrets of agriculture to Triptolemus. Finally, by consulting Zeus, Demeter reunited with her daughter and...
- Eleusinian Mysteries, commonly dubbed the Mission of Triptolemus; a sitting Demeter gives the hero Triptolemus wheat so he can spread the practices of agriculture...
- and the Titaness Mnemosyne. She was also described as the mother of Triptolemus by Cheimarrhoos, son of Ares, and of the musician Orpheus by Apollo....
- Underworld and the Eleusinian hero Triptolemus, the son of Queen Metanira, in what appears to be a rite. Triptolemus stands in the center, the two goddesses...
- invents sacrifice, when Demeter teaches agriculture and the Mysteries to Triptolemus, or when Marsyas invents the aulos and enters into a musical contest...