The ėGreat Reliefî of Eleusis.
Thought to be Demeter
(with scepter) sending
Triptolemos off to spread
the knowledge of agriculture.
Behind the hero stands Per-
sephone with a lighted torch.
A painted crown for the boy
would have fit in her right
hand. His sandals indicate
that he will travel. Middle
5th century BCE.
Athens. National Museum.
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