Philomelus
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Philomelus is a Greek demigod known as the inventor and patron of chariot, husbandry, tillage, ploughing, and agriculture. His name derives from the Greek words philos (friend) and mêlos (ease), meaning 'friend of ease'. He is associated with agricultural innovation and the pastoral life of ancient Greece.
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“Philomelus the son of Demeter and Iasion, and the brother of Plutus. ... His mother, admiring him for this, put him in the heavens as the constellation Boötes”
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