“ Demophon was burnt to death, and Demeter, to console his parents, took upon herself the care of Triptolemus, instructed him in everything connected with agriculture, and presented him with a wonderful chariot, in which he travelled all over the world, spreading the knowledge of the precious art and the blessings of civilization. ”

“ It may be noted that in some traditions he is called the son of Dysaules (possibly identical with diaulos, the “double furrow” traced by the ox) , and that, according to the Latin poets (e.g. Virgil, Georgics, i. 19) , he is the inventor of the plough. [1] Later, as the god of ploughing, he is confounded with Osiris, and on a vase-painting at St Petersburg he is represented leaving Egypt in his dragon-drawn chariot on his journey round the world. ”