Eumolpus
Eumolpus is a legendary seer who, according to Philochorus, was the father of the poet Musaeus by Selene.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 600 BCE
- Attested period
- -600 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Legendary seer mentioned by Philochorus as father of Musaeus.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Linus, Ialemus, Hylas, Pierian Muses, Chione, Apollo, Dionysus, Demeter, Cybele, Orpheus, Zeus, Helios, Hera, Themis, Eirene, Nemea, Horae, Ersa, Pandia, Endymion, Narcissus, Eunomia, Dike
- consort of
- Selene
- parent of
- Musaeus
- child of
- Poseidon
Mentioned by
- Apollo
- Dionysus
- Demeter
- Cybele
- Orpheus
- Zeus
- Helios
- Hera
- Themis
- Eirene
- Nemea
- Horae
- Ersa
- Pandia
- Endymion
- Narcissus
and 3 more
Sources
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“Lastly, Selene was said to be the mother of the legendary Greek poet Musaeus, with, according to Philochorus, the father being the legendary seer Eumolpus.”
#19029 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Orpheus, Musaeus, Eumolpus, who are themselves associated with the worship of the Pierian Muses and the Attic ritual of Demeter.”
#44095 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free
“Eumolpus was seen as the first hierophant and ancestor of the Eleusinian clan; in that case, the myth of Chione casting him into the sea might be an allegory of hieronymy”
#46324 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free
“Vinzenz Brinkmann and Ulrike Koch-Brinkmann have identified a 5th-century bronze statue called Riace B as being a representation of Eumolpus. The fingers of the well-preserved statue indicate that the figure was originally carrying a bow and arrow, typical of Thracian warriors.”
#46330 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free