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Eumolpus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Greek mythology, Eumolpus (also Eumolpos) was the son of Poseidon and Chione. According to Apollodorus,1 Chione, daughter of Boreas and Oreithyia, pregnant with Eumolpus by Poseidon, was frightened...
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According to Pausanias Eumolpus was a son of Poseidon and Chione, who was the daughter of the North-East Wind and Oreithuia from the Athenian royal family of Erechtheus. When Eumolpus was born, his mother Chione, afraid of her father, threw the baby... When the battle between Athens and Eleusis began,
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Eumolpus asclepiadeus Pallas, 1776 Cryptocephalus praetiosus Schneider, 1791: 218. Distr.: France, N Italy, S Germany, E Poland, Danube basin, Ukraine, S Russia, Caucasus, C Asia.
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on Eumolpus:mythical ancestor of the priestly clan of the Eumolpids at Eleusis, a town west of Athens, and the site of the Eleusinian Mysteries, the best known of the Greek mystery cults. His name (meaning “good” or “strong singer”; i.e., a priest who could chant his litanies cl...
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The Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter - Encolpius, Giton and Eumolpus escape by sea. The Satyricon Complete and unexpurgated translation of the Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter, by W. C. Firebaugh, in which are incorporated the forgeries of Nodot and Marchena, VOLUME 4. -- ENCOLPIUS, GITON AND EUMOLPUS ESCAPE BY SEA...
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Eumolpus Mythological ancestor of the priestly class, the Eumolpids, at Eleusis in ancient Greece. His name means 'sweet singer.' Three divergent.
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Sanjeev.NET : Vocabulary : Eulogizing, Eulogy, Eulytite, Eumenides, Eumolpus, Eunomian, Eunomy, Eunuch, Eunuchate, Eunuchism Eumolpus : A genus of small beetles, one species of which (E. viti) is very injurious to the vines in the wine countries of Europe. Eunomian : A follower of Eunomius,
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Eumolpus in the Pantheon of Greek and Roman gods and heros 15. § 4), Chione, after having given birth to Eumolpus in secret, When he had grown up, he married a daughter of Benthesicyma but as he made an attempt upon the chastity of his wife's sister, Eumolpus and his son Ismarus were expelled,
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ENCOLPIUS, GITON AND EUMOLPUS ESCAPE BY SEA I was overcome by the kindly sympathy of Eumolpus, (We picked out a retired spot on the poop and Eumolpus dozed off, as it was not yet daylight. Neither Giton nor myself could get a wink of sleep, however. Anxiously I reflected that I had received Eumolpus as a comrade,
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