Triptolemus
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English
Etymology
From Latin Triptolemus, from Ancient Greek Τριπτόλεμος (Triptólemos).
Proper noun
Triptolemus
- A Greek mythological figure, prominent in the cult of the Eleusinian Mysteries, credited with inventing agriculture.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τριπτόλεμος (Triptólemos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Triptolemus m sg (genitive Triptolemī); second declension
- (Greek mythology) Triptolemus (the mythological inventor of agriculture)
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Triptolemus |
| genitive | Triptolemī |
| dative | Triptolemō |
| accusative | Triptolemum |
| ablative | Triptolemō |
| vocative | Triptoleme |
Derived terms
References
- Triptolemus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Triptolemus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray