Ascalaphus (son of Acheron) - Wikipedia Ascalaphus is the son of the stygian river god, Acheron, and the nymph, Orphne, and who was the custodian of Hades ' orchard in the Underworld He told the other gods that Persephone had eaten pomegranate seeds in the Underworld
Ascalaphus | Facts, Information, and Mythology When Persephone was in the lower world, and Hades gave her permission to return to the upper, provided she had not eaten anything, Ascalaphus declared that she had eaten part of a pomegranate
Ascalaphus - My Eleusis Ascalaphus was the son of Acheron (the river of woe and the entrance to the Underworld) and Orphne, a nymph that lived in Hades A child can obviously not choose his parents, and it is hard to imagine a gloomier family
Ascalaphus | Myth and Folklore Wiki | Fandom Ascalaphus or Askalaphos ( əˈskæləfəs ; Ancient Greek: Ἀσκάλαφος Askalaphos) was a Greek daimon, or underworld spirit, who tended the orchards of Hades
Ascalaphus (son of Acheron) - Wikiwand Ascalaphus is the son of the river god Acheron and the nymph Orphne who was the custodian of Hades ' orchard in the Underworld He told the other gods that Persephone had eaten pomegranate seeds in the Underworld
Ascalaphus - Wikipedia The name Ascalaphus ( əˈskæləfəs ; Ancient Greek: Ἀσκάλαφος Askalaphos) is shared by two people in Greek mythology: Ascalaphus, son of Acheron and Orphne
Ascalaphus | Oxford Classical Dictionary Extract Ascalaphus, in mythology, (1) son of *Ares; (2) son of Orphne (Ov Met 5 539), or Gorgyra (Apollod 1 33), and Acheron When *Persephone was in *Hades, *Zeus agreed that she could return if she had eaten nothing
Ascalaphus - Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias In Greek mythology, two people share the name Ascalaphus ( el Ασκάλαφος) #Son of Acheron and Orphne He told the other gods that Persephone had eaten a pomegranate in Hades