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Eumolpus

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Eumolpus

Mythological ancestor of the priestly class, the Eumolpids, at Eleusis in ancient Greece. His name means “sweet singer.” Three divergent identities for him exist in legend: he is the father, son, or pupil of Musaeus, a mythical singer connected with Orpheus, in one; an originator of the Eleusinian Mysteries in another; and a king of Thrace and son of Poseidon in a third.



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Further, the insignificance of Triptolemus and Eumolpus point to considerable antiquity, and the digamma is still active.
 
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