Mnemosyne — Classical Greek Myth Library

Stories (4)

• Abduction of Persephone and Demeter’s Search
  Olympian gods · Homeric Hymn to Demeter
• Demeter and Triptolemus: The Gift of Grain
  Olympian gods / Eleusinian · Apollodorean / Pausanian Eleusinian (mission of Triptolemus); Homeric Hymn foundation noted as rite-only
• Demeter Nurses Demophon: Celeus and Metaneira (Homeric Hymn)
  Olympian gods — Demeter / Eleusinian prelude · Homeric Hymn to Demeter — Demophon episode (distinct from Triptolemus grain-mission)
• Iambe / Baubo and Demeter’s Jest
  Local and lesser — Eleusinian / Demeter’s grief (short entry) · Homeric Hymn to Demeter (Iambe); Orphic / Eleusinian notices (Baubo)

Places appearing with them

• Callichoron
• Crete
• Eleusis
• Maiden Well / Callichoron
• Olympus
• Parthenion
• Plain of Nysa
• Rarian Field
• Rarian plain
• Rhamnus
• Temple and altar below the city
• The wider earth
• Thorikos
• Underworld

Themes

• Abduction
• Birth
• Divine Council
• Hospitality
• Marriage
• Prophecy
• Revenge
• Sacrifice
• Underworld