Triptolemus

American

[trip-tol-uh-muhs] / trɪpˈtɒl ə məs /

Or Triptolemos

noun

Classical Mythology.

a favorite of Demeter and the inventor of the plow and patron of agriculture, connected with the Eleusinian mysteries.

Triptolemus British

/ trɪpˈtɒlɪməs /

noun

Greek myth a favourite of Demeter, sent by her to teach mankind agriculture

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“Are you okay, really? You bartered for our lives. What did Triptolemus make you do?”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

That chariot was the one thing Triptolemus might really want.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Also she went to the princes of Eleusis who had built her temple and she chose one, Triptolemus, to be her ambassador to men, instructing them how to sow the corn.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

He flew over the city—now completely empty of monsters—and headed for the house of Triptolemus.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

The chariot lifted off and zipped out of the house, Triptolemus shouting to the sky, “Away, my serpents! Away!”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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