Triptolemus
Triptolemus is depicted on Roman coins as driving a serpent-drawn biga as he sows grain. He does this in response to Demeter's appeal to him to teach mankind the skill of agriculture, such as on an Alexandrine drachma.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 400
- Historical notes
- Ancient Greek and Roman.
Relationships
- created by
- Demeter
- co occurs with
- Eubuleus, Iacchos, Theos, Thea, Eubolos, Eubouleus, Eucles, Hecate, Diana, Luna, Kore
- serves
- Demeter
- allied with
- Demeter, Persephone
- student of
- Demeter
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Triptolemus is depicted on Roman coins as driving a serpent-drawn biga as he sows grain in response to Demeter's appeal to him to teach mankind the skill of agriculture, such as on an Alexandrine drachma.”
#20163 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The "First Fruits Decree" (5th century BC) requires sacrifices for Demeter and Kore ("the Maiden," usually identified with Persephone), Triptolemus, Theos (God), Thea (Goddess) and Eubolos.”
#38828 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“It depicts a scene of the Eleusinian Mysteries with the principal deities, Demeter, Persephone and the hero Triptolemus.”
#46049 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free