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Triptolemus

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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In the Greek mythology the favourite of Demeter (q. v .), the inventor of the plough, and of the civilisation therewith connected; played a prominent part in the Eleusinian Mysteries; was favoured by Demeter for the hospitality he showed her when she was in quest of her daughter.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Triptolemus'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​t/triptolemus.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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