Celeus

Family: Eleusis · Role: lord of Eleusis and father of four daughters · First appears: Homeric Hymn II · To Demeter · Part 1

Celeus was lord of Eleusis and father of Callidice, Cleisidice, Demo, and Callithoe. In Part 1 of the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, Demeter, disguised as an old woman, came to his house. In Part 2, after hearing what had happened, Celeus summoned the people and ordered them to build a temple and altar for Demeter.

Relationship record

Life events

• Demeter, disguised as an old woman, came to Celeus's house in Eleusis.(Homeric Hymn II · To Demeter · Part 1 · 📍 Eleusis)
  • With: Demeter
  • “until she came to the house of wise Celeus who then was lord of fragrant Eleusis.”
• After hearing what happened, Celeus summoned the people and ordered them to build Demeter a temple and altar.(Homeric Hymn II · To Demeter · Part 2)
  • With: Demeter
  • “So Celeus called the countless people to an assembly and bade them make a goodly temple for rich-haired Demeter and an altar upon the rising hillock.”

Homeric Hymn II · To Demeter · Part 1

• parent: Eleusis “the house of wise Celeus who then was lord of fragrant Eleusis.”
• child: Callidice “the daughters of Celeus, son of Eleusis, saw her”
• child: Cleisidice “the daughters of Celeus, son of Eleusis, saw her”
• child: Demo “the daughters of Celeus, son of Eleusis, saw her”
• child: Callithoe “the daughters of Celeus, son of Eleusis, saw her”

Homeric Hymn II · To Demeter · Part 2

• child: Callidice “there is wise Triptolemus and Dioclus and Polyxeinus and blameless Eumolpus and Dolichus and our own brave father.”
• child: Demophoon “So the goddess nursed in the palace Demophoon, wise Celeus’ goodly son whom well-girded Metaneira bare.”

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Extracted from the original text of Hesiod and Homerica. Made with Rho MD.