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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Triptolemus
Britannica 11thTRIPTOLEMUS, in Greek mythology, the inventor of agriculture, first priest of Demeter, and founder of the Eleusinian mysteries. His name is probably connected with the " triple ploughing" (rpls, iroXeic), recommended in Hesiod's Works and Days and celebrated a ...
Vol. 27, pp. 292-292
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Trithemius
Britannica 11thTRITHEMIUS, JOHANNES (1462-1516), German historian and divine, was born at Trittenheim on the Moselle, on the ist of February 1462. His name was originally " von Heidenberg," but according to the fashion of the times he adopted the name of his birthplace. Afte
Vol. 27, pp. 296-296
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Art
Britannica 11th... al grace of some god or hero. So the Greeks assigned the arts of agriculture to Triptolemus, those of spinning and navigation to Athena, and of music to Apollo. At one stage of civilization one art or group of arts is held in higher esteem, another at another. ...
Vol. 2, pp. 657-660
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