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Triptolemus

Or Trip·tol·e·mos

[trip-tol-uh-muhs]

noun

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



Triptolemus

/ trɪpˈtɒlɪməs /

noun

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

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Triptolemus grinned and seized the book.

The chariot whirred into motion, but the right wheel stayed in place, so Triptolemus. spun in circles, the chariot beating its wings and bouncing up and down like a defective merry-go-round.

That chariot was the one thing Triptolemus might really want.

But if Triptolemus and Hecate were both friends of Demeter, maybe that would convince Trip to help.

“Triptolemus was about to tell us how to survive the House of Hades. Weren’t you, Trip?”

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