Ascalaphus

Ascalaphos

Witnesses Persephone eating the pomegranate seed given to her by Hades.

Genealogy

Gorgyra

Acheron

Places
  1. Hades
  2. Unknown
Events
  1. Persephone is tricked into eating pomegranate seeds from Hades
  2. Ascalaphus affirms that Persephone swallowed a seed while in Hades
  3. Demeter puts a heavy rock on top of Ascalaphus
  4. Hercules removes the heavy stone from Ascalaphus
  5. Demeter turns Ascalaphus into an owl
Citation

Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.3

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