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Celeus

For the mythological man from Crete, see Celeus (Crete). For the woodpecker genus, see Celeus (bird).

Celeus (/ˈsiːliəs/ SEE-lee-əs) or Keleus (Ancient Greek: Κελεός, romanized: Keleós) was the king of Eleusis in Greek mythology, husband of Metaneira and father of several daughters, who are called Callidice, Demo, Cleisidice and Callithoe in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter,[1] and Diogeneia, Pammerope and Saesara by Pausanias.[2]

  1. ^ line 109 ff
  2. ^ Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 1.38.3

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Келей Bulgarian Keleos Czech Keleos German Κελεός ο Ελευσίνιος Greek Keleo EO Céleo Spanish Keleos Finnish Céléos French Keleus ID Celeo (re di Eleusi) Italian

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