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Triptolemus

Triptolemus proper noun: a Greek mythological figure, prominent in the cult of the Eleusinian Mysteries, credited with inventing agriculture.

Proper noun

Triptolemus

  1. (Greek) A Greek mythological figure, prominent in the cult of the Eleusinian Mysteries, credited with inventing agriculture.

Origin of Triptolemus

From Latin Triptolemus, from Ancient Greek Τριπτόλεμος (Triptólemos).

Questions about Triptolemus

What does Triptolemus mean?
Triptolemus means a Greek mythological figure, prominent in the cult of the Eleusinian Mysteries, credited with inventing agriculture.
What part of speech is Triptolemus?
Triptolemus is a proper noun.

Words near Triptolemus in the dictionary

  1. tripterygiids
  2. Tripti
  3. triptich
  4. triptichs
  5. triptography
  6. Triptolemus
  7. triptolide
  8. tripton
  9. triptonide
  10. triptons
  11. triptorelin

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