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Eleusis
Eponymous hero of the town of Eleusis
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Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 7
Kinship in an account 2
Family 5
- child of (mother) Daeira Oceanid, mother of Eleusis by Hermes
- child of (father) Hermes Olympian god in Greek religion and mythology; the emissary and messenger of the gods; the god of trade, heraldry, merchants, commerce, roads, thieves, trickery, sports, travelers, and athletes; the son of Zeus and the Pleiad Maia
- child of (child) Ogyges mythical character
- parent of (father) Triptolemus mythical promulgator of agriculture at Eleusis
- married to Hyona in Greek mythology spouse of Eleusis to whose son Triptolemos she gave birth according to Schol. ad Stat. Theb. ii. 382
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