Baubo

deity Greek single tradition · 2

Baubo is a figure in Greek mythology. According to Asclepiades of Tragilus, she is the mother of Protonoe and Nisa (possibly Mise) by Dysaules.

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When

First attested
400 BCE
Attested period
-400 – 0
Historical notes
Mother of Protonoe and Nisa (possibly Mise).

Relationships

parent of
Nisha, Protonoe
co occurs with
Misme, Isis, Mise, Cailleach
consort of
Dysaules

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Sources

Source passages

“According to Harpocration, the 4th-century BC mythographer Asclepiades of Tragilus considered Dysaules, an autochthon of Eleusis, to be the father, by Baubo, of Protonoe and Nisa (Νίση)”

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“Weir and Jerman explore the possible influence of the ancient Greek Baubo figurine on the motif, but they acknowledge the link is tenuous. They write, "It makes for very interesting speculation, but the amount of evidence is not large".”

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