Philately - The Fiction Connection
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She traveled the woeful world in search of her child in clothes of mourning until she arrived at the court of King Celeus of Eleusis.
It was Celeus's son, Triptolemus, whose sharp eyes witnessed the abduction of the beautiful Persephone by Hades, ruthless ruler of the underworld.
With the help of Zeus, Demeter convinced Hades to yield up his prize with the stipulation that she must allow Persephone to return to the frozen wastes of the spectral world for three months a year.
For his role in recovering Persephone, Triptolemus was given a plow by Demeter and taught the gifts of agriculture.
As sower and harvester, Triptolemus is celebrated on this Greek stamp (Scott 1100). His name means "thrice renowned", perhaps a foreshadowing of the service he would render the Triple Goddess of the earth.
In the ancient calendar, Autumn, like Spring, was a sowing season.
