Iasion
Iasion ( Greek Ἰασίων , also Ἰάσιος ) is a son of Zeus and the Pleiad Elektra in Greek mythology . After Hyginus , which refers to Hermippus appeals, he was the son of a mortal named Thuscus. His siblings are called Harmonia and Dardanos .
Demeter fell in love with the young man Iasion at the wedding of Kadmos and Harmonia and surrendered to him in the furrows of a field that had been plowed three times. The fruit of this union is Plutos , the personification of wealth. According to other sources, the connection with Demeter also arose ( Plutos' twin brother?) Philomelos , the inventor of the plow, who was immortalized in the constellation Bootes . Immediately after this act, Iasion was struck dead by Zeus with lightning. In contrast, Diodorus mentions another son with Demeter named Korybas .
literature
- Konrad Seeliger : Iasion . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 2.1, Leipzig 1894, Sp. 59-63 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Iasion at theoi.com (engl.)