Philomelus (/ ˌ f ɪ l ə ˈ m iː l ə s /; Greek: Φιλόμηλος, romanized: Philómēlos), Philomêlos or Philomenus / f ɪ ˈ l ɒ m ɪ n ə s / was a minor Greek demi-god, patron of husbandry, tillage/ploughing and agriculture. His name means 'friend of ease' from philos and mêlos.

Philomelus of Phocis (Greek: Φιλόμηλος) was general of the Phocians in the Third Sacred War, brother of Onomarchus and son of Theotimus. Philomelus, with the help of Sparta, set up as a strategos autokrator a mercenary army and managed to defeat the Locrians.

BOOTES was the demi-god inventor of the wagon and the plough. He was set amongst the stars by his mother, the goddess Demeter, as the constellations Bootes and the Wain (Ursa Major). Bootes means "Ploughman" from the Greek word boôtês. He was also named Philomelos "Friend of Ease" from the words philos and mêlos.

Nov 20, 2018 · Godchecker guide to Philomelus (also known as Philomenus), the Greek God of Farming from Greek mythology. Enterprising Inventor of Farm Machinery.

PHILOMELUS (Φιλόμηλος), a son of Iasion and Demeter, and brother of Plutos, is said to have invented the chariot when Boötes was placed among the stars by his mother. (Hygin. Poet. Astr. ii. 4.) [L. S.]

PHILOMELOS (Philomelus) A son of the goddess Demeter who lived in the region of Parion on the island of Krete (Greek Aegean). As a reward for his invention of the wagon or the plough, the goddess placed him amongst the stars as the constellation Bootes.

philomelus (bootes) semi-god inventor of the wagon and the plough Bootes (Philomelus or Philomenus) was a minor Greek demi-god, the son of Demeter and Iasion, and the brother of Plutus.

Philomelus (/ ˌ f ɪ l ə ˈ m iː l ə s /; Greek: Φιλόμηλος, romanized: Philómēlos), Philomêlos or Philomenus / f ɪ ˈ l ɒ m ɪ n ə s / was a minor Greek demi-god, patron of husbandry, tillage/ploughing and agriculture. His name means 'friend of ease' from philos and mêlos.

Jul 1, 2023 · Philomelus, son of Theotimus, of Ledon persuaded *Phocis to challenge Amphictionic control of *Delphi (see amphictiony). Elected *stratēgosautokrator (commander with full powers) and with Athenian and Spartan support, he hired mercenaries, recruited Phocian *peltasts and seized Delphi in a bloody coup (summer 356).

Philomelus (Greek: Φιλόμηλος, romanized: Philómēlos) or Philomenus was a minor Greek demi-god, patron of Husbandry, Tillage/Ploughing and Agriculture, the son of Demeter and Iasion, and the brother of Plutus.