And thus it came to pass that the splendid son of bright-minded Keleos, D\u00eamoph\u00f4n, who was born to well-girded Metaneira, was nourished in the palace, and he grew up like a daim\u00f4n<\/i>, not eating grain, not sucking from the breast. But Demeter used to anoint him with ambrosia, as if he had been born of the goddess, and she would breathe down her sweet breath on him as she held him to her bosom. At nights she would conceal him within the menos of fire, as if he were a smoldering log, and his philoi parents were kept unaware. But they marveled at how full in bloom he came to be, and to look at him was like looking at the gods.<\/p>\n
(Hymn to Demeter,<\/i> 233-242)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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