Βαυβω
The wife of Dysaules who lived at Eleusis. Demeter sought for her daughter throughout the Greek world and during her search she arrived at Eleusis, accompanied by her small son, Iacchus. Dysaules and Baubo welcomed them warmly and Baubo, to comfort Demeter, offered her some soup, which the goddess in her gried refused. Then Baubo, either to show her displeasure or to amuse the goddess, tucked up her clothes and showed her buttocks. When Iacchus saw this, be began to cheer. The goddess was amused, began to laugh and accepted the soup. Dysaules and Baubo had two sons: Triptolemus (who was more frequently said to be the son of Celeus and Metanira) and Eubouleus, and two daughters, Protonoe and Nisa.
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Table of Sources:
- Clement of Alexandria, Protrep. 2, 20
- Arnobius Adv. Nat. 5, 25
- Paus. 1, 14, 2
- Suda s.v. Δυσαυλης.