Ἰασίων

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Ἰασίων is a figure in Greek mythology, often associated with Demeter and the island of Samothrace, known for his fateful love affair with the goddess.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Ιασίων 2
Iasus (in one tradition) 1
Iasus (in some sources) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
mortal man
alternativeName Iasion
Iasus (in some sources)
linked to: Ἰασίων
associatedCult Samothracian Mysteries
associatedWith Demeter
Pleiad Electra
Samothrace
Zeus
agriculture
fertility
consort Demeter
culture Ancient Greek mythology
deathCause thunderbolt of Zeus
ethnicity Trojan or Samothracian (varying traditions)
gender male
hasOffspring Corybas (in some traditions)
Philomelus (in some traditions)
linked to: Philomelus

Plutus
hasParent Electra (Pleiad)
linked to: Electra

Zeus
hasSibling Dardanus
Emathion (in some traditions)
Harmonia (sometimes)
killedBy Zeus
literaryFunction exemplar of hubris toward the gods
mentionedIn Apollodorus, Bibliotheca
Diodorus Siculus, Library of History
linked to: Diodorus Siculus

Hesiod, Works and Days
Homeric Hymn to Demeter
linked to: Hymn to Demeter
mythologicalTheme divine–mortal love
origin of agricultural wealth
punishment by Zeus
notableAct lay with Demeter in a thrice-ploughed field
placeOfActivity Samothrace
placeOfBirth Samothrace (in many accounts)
linked to: Samothrace
reasonForDeath love affair with Demeter
offense against divine order
relatedTo Dardanus, ancestor of Trojans
linked to: Dardanus
roleInMyth father of Plutus, god of wealth
lover of Demeter
statusAfterDeath sometimes said to be honored in Samothracian rites
symbolicMeaning union of earth goddess and mortal farmer

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Δάρδανος sibling Ἰασίων
Ηλέκτρα child Ιασίων
linked to: Ἰασίων
Atalanta parent Iasus (in one tradition)
linked to: Ἰασίων
Δήμητρα consort Ιασίων
linked to: Ἰασίων
Ἰασίων alternativeName Iasus (in some sources)
linked to: Ἰασίων