EUBULEUS (Eubouleus) - Greek Demi-God of the Sacred Swine of the Eleusinian Mysteries

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href="../greek-mythology/greek-gods.html">Greek Gods</a> >> <a href="../greek-mythology/agricultural-gods.html">Agrarian Gods</a> >> Eubuleus (Eubouleus)</section> <h1>EUBOULEUS</h1> <div class="row names-row"> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-6 names-box"> <h5>Greek Name</h5>  <p class="names-greek">Ευβουλευ&sigmaf; Ευβουλεο&sigmaf;</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-6 names-box"> <h5>Transliteration</h5>  <p>Eubouleus, Eubouleos</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-6 names-box"> <h5>Latin Spelling</h5>  <p>Eubuleus</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-6 names-box"> <h5>Translation</h5>  <p>Good-Counsellor</p> </div> </div>  <p>EUBOULEUS (Eubuleus) was the demi-god or hero of the sacred swine of the Eleusinian Mysteries. He was perhaps also a demi-god of ploughing and the planting of the grain seed.</p> <p>Eubouleus appears in two seperate regional myths. In the Cretan myth he was a son of the grain-goddess Demeter and her consort the harvest-man <a href="Karmanor.html">Karmanor (Carmanor)</a>. In the Eleusinian and Argive myths he was the swine-herd brother of <a href="EleusiniosTriptolemos.html">Triptolemos</a> whose animals were swallowed up by the earth when Haides seized Persephone. Eubouleus was occassionally depicted in ancient art amongst the deities of the Eleusinian Mysteries where he appears as a youth holding an Eleusinian torch.</p> <p>Eubouleus' name means "Good-Counsellor" from the Greek word <em>euboulos</em>. It might also mean "Well-Clodded" from the words <em>bôlos</em> "clod of earth" and <em>bôlostropheô</em> "to turn up clods ploughing".</p> <p>Eubouleus was identified with various gods including <a href="EleusiniosIakkhos.html">Iakkhos (Iacchus)</a>, leader of the Eleusinian procession, <a href="../Olympios/Dionysos.html">Dionysos</a>, and <a href="../Khthonios/Haides.html">Plouton</a> (Haides). As a son of Demeter he was perhaps identified with <a href="Bootes.html">Bootes</a> or <a href="Ploutos.html">Ploutos</a>.</p> <hr>   <h2 id="Family">FAMILY OF EUBULEUS</h2> <h3>PARENTS</h3> <p>[1] <a href="EleusiniosTrokhilos.html">TROKHILOS</a> & <a href="EleusiniosEleusis.html">ELEUSIS</a> <span class="family-refs">(Pausanias 1.14.2)</span><br> [2] <a href="EleusiniosDysaules.html">DYSAULES</a> <span class="family-refs">(Orphic Frag, Pausanias 1.14.3)</span><br> [3] <a href="Karmanor.html">KARMANOR</a> <span class="family-refs">(Pausanias 2.30.3)</span><br> [4] <a href="../Olympios/Demeter.html">DEMETER</a> <span class="family-refs">(Diodorus Siculus 5.76.3)</span></p> <h3>OFFSPRING</h3> <p>[1] <a href="Karme.html">KARME</a> <span class="family-refs">(Pausanias 2.30.2, Diodorus Siculus 5.76.3)</span></p> <hr>   <h2 id="Encyclopedia">ENCYCLOPEDIA</h2> <p>EUBU′LEUS (Eubouleus).1. According to an Argive tradition, a son of Trochilus by an Eleusinian woman, and brother of Triptolemus; whereas, according to the Orphici, Eubuleus and Triptolemus were sons of Dysaules. (Paus. i. 14. § 2.) 2. One of the Tritopatores at Athens. (Cic. <em>de Nat. Deor.</em> iii. 21.) 3. Eubuleus occurs also as a surname of several divinities, and describes them as gods of good counsel, such as Hades and Dionysus. (Schol. <em>ad Nicand. Alex.</em> 14; Orph. <em>Hymn.</em> 71. 3; Macrob. <em>Sat.</em> i. 18; Plut. <em>Sympos.</em> vii. 9.)</p> <p>EUBU′LUS (Euboulos), a son of Carmanor and father of Carme. (Paus. ii. 30. § 3.) This name likewise occurs as a surname of several divinities who were regarded as the authors of good counsel, or as well-disposed; though when applied to Hades, it is, like Eubuleus, a mere euphemism. (Orph. <em>Hymn.</em> 17. 12, 29. 6, 55. 3.)</p> <p><em>Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.</em></p> <hr>   <h2>CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES</h2> <h3>THE ELEUSINIAN EUBULEUS</h3> <p><span class="quote-greek">Pausanias, Description of Greece 1. 14. 2 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) :</span><br> "It is said, then, that when Demeter came to Argos she was received by Pelasgos into his home, and that Khrysanthis (Chrysanthis), knowing about the rape of Kore, related the story to her. Afterwards Trokhilos (Trochilus), the priest of the mysteries, fled, they say, from Argos because of the enmity of Agenor, came to Attika and married a woman of Eleusis, by whom he had two children Eubouleus (Eubuleus) and Triptolemos. That is the account given by the Argives."</p> <p><span class="quote-greek">Pausanias, Description of Greece 1. 14. 3 :</span><br> "Those [verses] ascribed to Orpheus [i.e. the <em>Orphic Rhapsodies</em>] . . . say that Eubouleus (Eubuleus) and Triptolemos were sons of Dysaules, and that because they gave Demeter information about her daughter the sowing of seed was her reward to them."</p> <p><span class="quote-greek">Orphic Hymn 42 to Misa (trans. Taylor) (Greek hymns C3rd B.C. to 2nd A.D.) :</span><br> "I call Thesmophoros [Iakkhos (Iacchus)], Dionysos spermatic god, Eubouleos (Eubeulus) of various names, who bears the leafy rod."</p> <hr size="1"> <h3>THE CRETAN EUBULUS </h3> <p><span class="quote-greek">Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 5. 76. 3 (trans. Oldfather) (Greek historian C1st B.C.) :</span><br> "Britomartis, who is also called Diktynna (Dictynna), the myths relate, was born at Kaino (Caeno) in Krete (Crete) of Zeus and Karme (Carme), the daughter of Euboulos (Eubulus) who was the son of Demeter."</p> <p><span class="quote-greek">Pausanias, Description of Greece 2. 20. 3 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) :</span><br> "The Kretans (Cretans) say the story of Aphaia [Britomartis] is Kretan, that Karmanor (Carmanor), who purified Apollon after he killed Pytho, was the father of Euboulos (Eubulus), and that the daughter of Zeus and of Karme (Carme), the daughter of Euboulos, was Britomartis."</p> <hr>   <h2 id="Sources">SOURCES</h2> <h3>GREEK</h3> <ul class="sources"> <li><a href="../Text/DiodorusSiculus4A.html">Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History</a> <span class="sources-detail">- Greek History C1st B.C.</span></li> <li><a href="../Text/Pausanias1A.html">Pausanias, Description of Greece</a> <span class="sources-detail">- Greek Travelogue C2nd A.D.</span></li> <li><a href="../Text/OrphicHymns1.html">The Orphic Hymns</a> <span class="sources-detail">- Greek Hymns C3rd B.C. - C2nd A.D.</span></li> </ul>  <h3>BIBLIOGRAPHY</h3> <p><a href="../Bibliography.html">A complete bibliography of the translations quoted on this page.</a></p> </main> <aside class="col-md-4 col-xs-12" id="sidebar"> <div id="sidebar-top-dynamic"><div class="proper-ad-unit" style="height:600px;"> <div id="proper-ad-theoi_side_1"> <script> propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('theoi_side_1'); }); </script> </div> </div></div> <div style="margin: 10px 0; text-align: center;"></div> <form action="https://www.google.com" id="cse-search-box"> <div> <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-4620319056007131:6471644432" /> <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="UTF-8" /> <input type="text" name="q" size="30" /> <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search Theoi.com" /> </div> </form> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.google.com/coop/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&lang=en"></script>  <h2>EUBULEUS SUMMARY</h2> <table border="1" class="summary-table"> <caption> DEMI-GOD EUBULEUS </caption> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row">Parents</th> <td>Trochilus and Eleusis</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">God of</th> <td>The sacred swine, clodding</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Home</th> <td>Eleusis in Attica or Caeno in Crete</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>    <div style="margin: 10px 0; text-align: center;"></div> <div id="sidebar-bottom-dynamic"><div class="proper-ad-unit"> <div id="proper-ad-theoi_side_2"> <script> propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('theoi_side_2'); }); </script> </div> </div> <h2><a href="/articles/">RECENT ARTICLES</a></h2> <p><a href="/articles/was-achilles-a-warrior/">Who Was Achilles A Warrior?</a></p> <p><a href="/articles/what-were-the-12-labors-of-hercules/">What Were The 12 Labors of Hercules?</a></p> <p><a href="/articles/significance-of-greek-mythology-fire/">Gods, Spirits & Monsters A - Z</a></p> <br> <div class="proper-ad-unit"> <div id="proper-ad-theoi_side_3"> <script> propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('theoi_side_3'); }); </script> </div> </div></div> </aside> <footer> <div id="footer-top-dynamic"><br> </div> <div style="margin: 10px 0; text-align: center;"></div> <div id="border-footer">.</div> <p>Theoi Project 漏 Copyright 2000 - 2017 Aaron J. 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