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In
Greek mythology,
Demophon referred to two different persons:*
Demophon, a king of
Athens, according to
Pindar, son of
Theseus and half brother of
Acamas, fought in the
Trojan War and was one of those to be in the
Trojan Horse
- Demophon, a mythological king of Eleusis
Demophon of Eleusis
In Greek mythology, Demophon was a son of King
Celeus and Queen
Metanira. While
Demeter was searching for her daughter,
Persephone, having taken the form of an old woman called
Doso, she received a hospitable welcome from Celeus, the King of
Eleusis in
Attica. He asked her to nurse Demophon and
Triptolemus, his sons by Metanira.
As a gift to Celeus, because of his hospitality, Demeter planned to make Demophon as a god, by anointing and coating him with
Ambrosia, breathing gently upon him while holding him in her arms and bosom, and making him immortal by burning his mortal spirit away in the family hearth every night. She put him in the fire at night like a firebrand or ember without the knowledge of his parents.
Demeter was unable to complete the ritual because his mother Metanira walked in and saw her son in the fire and screamed in fright, which angered Demeter, who lamented that foolish mortals don't understand the concept and ritual.
Instead of making Demophon immortal, Demeter chose to teach
Triptolemus the art of
agriculture and, from him, the rest of Greece learned to plant and reap crops. He flew across the land on a winged chariot while Demeter and
Persephone cared for him, and helped him complete his mission of educating the whole of Greece on the art of agriculture.
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