Triptolemus
Ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἐστιν ἡ φιλαργυρία → Root of all the evils is the love of money (Radix omnium malorum est cupiditas)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Τριπτόλεμος, ὁ, or say, son of Celeus.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Triptŏlĕmus: i, m., = Τριπτόλεμος,>
I a son of Celeus, king of Eleusis and of Metanira; he was the inventor of agriculture, and became a judge in the infernal regions, Ov. F. 4, 507 sq.; id. Tr. 3, 8, 1; id. M. 5, 646 sq.; Auct. Her. 4, 6, 9; Cic. Tusc. 1, 41, 98; id. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 110; Stat. S. 4, 2, 36; Hyg. Fab. 147.—Prov.: Triptolemo fruges dare, like the Engl. to carry coals to Newcastle, Ov. P. 4, 2, 10. — Hence, Triptŏlĕmĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Triptolemus, i. e. to husbandry, agricultural: dens, i. e. the plough, Fulg. Myth. prol. 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Triptŏlĕmus,¹⁴ ī, m., Triptolème [inventeur de l’agriculture] : Cic. Tusc. 1, 98 ; Verr. 2, 4, 110 ; Ov. F. 4, 507 ; Stat. S. 4, 2, 36 ; Hyg. Fab. 147.
