Cleisidice

In Greek mythology, Cleisidice or Clisidice (Ancient Greek: Κλεισιδίκη, romanized: Kleisidíkē) was an Eleusinian princess as the daughter of King Celeus and Metaneira. Her name was often associated with the root kleis (key, or "she who locks/holds") and dike (justice).

Mythology

Together with her sisters Demo, Callidice and Callithoe, Clisidice met the goddess Demeter at the virgin well Callichoros in Eleusis, who was resting there in the form of an old woman in search of her daughter Persephone, who was stolen by Hades, and invited her to her father's house.[1]

Note

  1. ^ Homeric Hymn to Demeter 109

Reference

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