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eleusis_demeter_triptolemos

On the left, Demeter, wearing a peplos and holding a scepter, gives seeds of grain to Triptolemos, son of the Eleusinian king Keleos. On the right, Persephone, wearing a chiton and a mantle and holding a torch, blesses Triptolemos with her right hand. Copy of an original dated to the 5th century BC.

Eleusis Museum, Greece.

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Uploaded on July 7, 2009
Taken on July 7, 2009