<P> While Demeter ( in the guise of an old woman named Doso ) was searching for her daughter Persephone , who had been abducted by Hades , she received a hospitable welcome from Celeus . He asked her to nurse Demophon -- `` killer of men '' , a counterpart to Triptolemus -- and Triptolemus , his sons by Metanira . Demeter saw Triptolemus was sick and fed him her breast milk . Not only did he recover his strength but he instantly became an adult . As another gift to Celeus , in gratitude for his hospitality , Demeter secretly planned to make Demophon immortal by burning away his mortal spirit in the family hearth every night . She was unable to complete the ritual because Metanira walked in on her one night . Instead , Demeter chose to teach Triptolemus the art of agriculture and , from him , the rest of Greece learned to plant and reap crops . He flew across the land on a chariot drawn by dragons while Demeter and Persephone , once restored to her mother , cared for him , and helped him complete his mission of educating the whole of Greece in the art of agriculture . Triptolemus was equally associated with the bestowal of hope for the afterlife associated with the expansion of the Eleusinian Mysteries ( Kerenyi 1967 p 123 ) . </P>
<P> While Demeter ( in the guise of an old woman named Doso ) was searching for her daughter Persephone , who had been abducted by Hades , she received a hospitable welcome from Celeus . He asked her to nurse Demophon -- `` killer of men '' , a counterpart to Triptolemus -- and Triptolemus , his sons by Metanira . Demeter saw Triptolemus was sick and fed him her breast milk . Not only did he recover his strength but he instantly became an adult . As another gift to Celeus , in gratitude for his hospitality , Demeter secretly planned to make Demophon immortal by burning away his mortal spirit in the family hearth every night . She was unable to complete the ritual because Metanira walked in on her one night . Instead , Demeter chose to teach Triptolemus the art of agriculture and , from him , the rest of Greece learned to plant and reap crops . He flew across the land on a chariot drawn by dragons while Demeter and Persephone , once restored to her mother , cared for him , and helped him complete his mission of educating the whole of Greece in the art of agriculture . Triptolemus was equally associated with the bestowal of hope for the afterlife associated with the expansion of the Eleusinian Mysteries ( Kerenyi 1967 p 123 ) . </P>
what is the gift of triptolemus to humankind
what is the gift of triptolemus to humankind
the art of agriculture
the art of agriculture