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{{For|the genus of beetles|Agelasta (beetle)}} ...04.jpg|thumb|Demeter on the Agelasta stone relief, [[Archaeological Museum of Eleusis]], [[Greece]].]] ...

{{Short description|King of Attica who gave Demeter hospitality}} ...ter]] hospitality when she was searching for her daughter, [[Persephone]]. Demeter thanked Phytalus for his kindness by giving him a fig-tree. He was revered ...

{{Short description|King of the Getae in Greek mythology}} ...iptolemos]]'' as ruling the Getae, without a precise geographical location of his kingdom. ...

{{about|the mythical daughter of Amphictyon|the hetaira|Metaneira (hetaera)}} ...g Berlin 1984.46 n2.jpg|thumb|right|280px|[[Demeter]] and Metanira, detail of an Apulian red-figure [[hydria]], [[Antikensammlung Berlin]] (1984.46)]] ...

{{for|the island of Attica|Makronisos}} | deity_of = Eponym of [[Corfu|Macris]] ...

...], the wife of [[Hippothoon]]. Others call her a slave of [[Celeus]], king of [[Eleusis]]. ...t she had cheered Demeter by a dance in the Iambic metre.<ref>[[Eustathius of Thessalonica|Eustathius]] on [[Homer]], p. 1684</ref> ...

...ß, Johann Ulrich - Metamorphose durch Ceres (Luchs) - 1690.jpg|thumb|280px|Demeter transforms Lyncus into a lynx]] ...he refused to teach it to his people and then tried to kill Triptolemus. [[Demeter]] turned him into a [[lynx]] as punishment.<ref>[[Hyginus (Fabulae)|Hyginus ...

{{for multi|the ancient Greek city|Helike|the moon of Jupiter|Helike (moon)}}{{Greek myth (nymph)}} ...that Helice and her sister Aex were the nymph-daughters of [[Olenus]], son of [[Hephaestus]]. It was said that the trio gave their names to the following ...

...jpg|thumb|244px|A Baubo [[Greek terracotta figurines|terracotta figurine]] of the Priene type, holding a [[lyre]]. From [[Priene]], [[Anatolia]].]] ...rs, Protonoe and [[Mise (mythology)|Misa]]; and that the couple welcomed [[Demeter]] into their house.<ref>Die Fragmente der griechischen Historiker 12 F4.</r ...

{{Short description|Set of mythological Greek characters}} ...f> In [[Greek mythology|Greek]] and [[Roman mythology]] there are a number of characters known as '''Aethon'''. Most are horses, variously belonging to: ...

{{Short description|Set of mythological Greek characters}} ...|s|,_|ˈ|t|r|aɪ|ˌ|ɒ|p|s}}; {{langx|grc|Τρίωψ}}, gen.: Τρίοπος) was the name of several characters whose relations are unclear. ...

{{Short description|Founder of Samothracian rites}} ...gx|grc|Ἠετίων|Ēetíōn}}), was the founder of the mystic rites on the island of [[Samothrace]]. ...

{{Short description|Greek god of wealth}} |god_of = God of wealth ...

| caption = Triptolemus and Persephone, tondo of a red-figure Attic cup, ca. 470 BC–460 BC ...of the [[Eleusinian Mysteries]]<br />Founder of [[Agriculture]]<br />Judge of the [[Judgement (afterlife)|Afterlife]] ...

[[File:Johann Heinrich Füssli 032.jpg|thumb|270px|''The daughters of Pandareus'' by Henry Fuseli, {{circa|1795}}.]] ...before perishing for stealing a sacred dog that belonged to [[Zeus]], king of the gods. ...

| caption = Close-up of mint leaves ...lish/__trashed/ | access-date = January 3, 2023 | publisher = [[University of Patras]] | archive-date = December 30, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.arc ...

...-English Lexicon'', on Perseus</ref><ref>[http://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk Lexicon of Greek Personal Names], Oxford</ref> In [[Hittite language|Hittite]], ''meli ...t honey straight to his mouth. Because of her, ''Melissa'' became the name of all the nymphs who cared for the patriarch god as a baby.<ref>{{Cite web|ur ...

...t Project.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem]], ''[[The Fall of the Titans]]'', 1596–1598.]] ...War'''.{{cn|date=May 2025}} The war was fought to decide which generation of gods would have dominion over the universe; it ended in victory for the Oly ...

...er">Alexander, Marc (2002). ''A Companion to the Folklore, Myths & Customs of Britain''. BCA. p. 23.</ref> ...ggs" /><ref name="Alexander" /> She was also known to hide in the branches of her oak tree waiting to leap upon unsuspecting prey.<ref name="Briggs" /><r ...

{{short description|Ancient Greek goddess and mother of the gods}} | caption = Rhea in the drawing of a marble relief, 1888 ...