<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> In Greek mythology, Triptolemus / ˌtrɪpˈtɒlɪməs / (Greek: Τριπτόλεμος, Triptólemos, lit . "threefold warrior"; also known as Buzyges) is a figure connected with the goddess Demeter of the Eleusinian Mysteries . He was either a mortal prince, the eldest son of King Celeus of Eleusis, or, according to Pseudo-Apollodorus' Bibliotheca (I.V. 2), the son of Gaia and Oceanus . </P> <P> While Demeter (in the guise of an old woman named Doso) was searching for her daughter Persephone, who had been abducted by Hades, she received a hospitable welcome from Celeus . He asked her to nurse Demophon--"killer of men", a counterpart to Triptolemus--and Triptolemus, his sons by Metanira . Demeter saw Triptolemus was sick and fed him her breast milk . Not only did he recover his strength but he instantly became an adult . As another gift to Celeus, in gratitude for his hospitality, Demeter secretly planned to make Demophon immortal by burning away his mortal spirit in the family hearth every night . She was unable to complete the ritual because Metanira walked in on her one night . Instead, Demeter chose to teach Triptolemus the art of agriculture and, from him, the rest of Greece learned to plant and reap crops . He flew across the land on a chariot drawn by dragons while Demeter and Persephone, once restored to her mother, cared for him, and helped him complete his mission of educating the whole of Greece in the art of agriculture . Triptolemus was equally associated with the bestowal of hope for the afterlife associated with the expansion of the Eleusinian Mysteries (Kerenyi 1967 p 123). </P> <P> When Triptolemus taught King Lyncus of the Scythians, the arts of agriculture, Lyncus refused to teach it to his people and then tried to murder Triptolemus . As punishment, Demeter turned Lyncus into a lynx . King Charnabon of the Getae also made an attempt on Triptolemus' life, killing one of his dragons to prevent his escape . Demeter intervened again, replacing the dragon and condemning Charnabon to a life of torment . Upon his death, Charnabon was placed in the stars as the constellation Ophiuchus, said to resemble a man trying to kill a serpent, as a warning to mortals who would think to betray those favoured by the gods . </P>

What is the gift of triptolemus to humankind