Triptolemus

[ trip-tol-uh-muh s ]

/ trɪpˈtɒl ə məs /

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

Example sentences from the Web for triptolemus

And Triptolemus and Phutatorius agreeing thereto, ask, How is it possible there should?

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman |Laurence Sterne
A fine plate of beaten silver, with the story of Triptolemus, found here is now at Vienna.

The Shores of the Adriatic |F. Hamilton Jackson
But to other uses or abuses of the country, Triptolemus Yellowley showed himself less tolerant.

The Pirate |Sir Walter Scott
“A Barcelona napkin, as wet as a dishclout, and I have just lent him one of my own overlays,” said Triptolemus.

The Pirate |Sir Walter Scott

It is not without considerable mistrust that we behold this slippery personage in the garb and character of Triptolemus.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 374, December, 1846 |Various

Triptolemus

/ (trɪpˈtɒlɪməs) /

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