Demeter

Also known as: Isis · Family: Deity · Role: ruler of the world below · First appears: Book 2 · §38–43

Life events

Rhampsinitos went alive to Hades, played dice with Demeter, and returned with a golden handkerchief.(Book 2 · §122–129 · 📍 Hades)
- With: Rhampsinitos
- “this king went down alive to that place which by the Hellenes is called Hades, and there played at dice with Demeter, and in some throws he overcame her and in others he was overcome by her; and he came back again having as a gift from her a handkerchief of gold”
Leto received Apollo from Isis and concealed and protected him from Typhon.(Book 2 · §150–156 · 📍 Buto)
- With: Leto Apollo Typhon
- “Leto, being one of the eight gods who came into existence first, and dwelling in the city of Buto where she has this Oracle, received Apollo from Isis as a charge and preserved him, concealing him in the island which is said now to be a floating island”

with Rhampsinitos (They played dice together.) “and there played at dice with Demeter, and in some throws he overcame her and in others he was overcome by her”
with Rhampsinitos (They played dice together.) “there played at dice with Demeter”
with Dionysos (Joint rulers of the world below.) “The Egyptians say that Demeter and Dionysos are rulers of the world below”

child: Apollo “Now they say that Apollo and Artemis are children of Dionysos and of Isis”
child: Artemis “Now they say that Apollo and Artemis are children of Dionysos and of Isis”

Extracted from the original text of The Histories. Made with Rho MD.