Baubo. Baubo (Greek: Βαυβώ) is an old woman in Greek mythology who jested with Demeter, when Demeter was mourning the loss of her daughter, Persephone.
Scholarly discussion[edit] In his Greek Myths (1996), Robert Graves writes that Demeter (in disguise) was the guest of King Celeus in Eleusis. Iambe, the lame maid of the king: ... tried to console Demeter with comically lascivious verses, and a dry nurse, old Baubo, persuaded her to drink barley-water by a jest: she groaned as if in great travail and, unexpectedly, produced from beneath her skirt Demeter's own son Iacchus, who leapt into his mother's arms and kissed her.[1] Graves writes: A face-in-body Baubo figurine.
The following excerpt is taken from Clement of Alexandria's Exhortation to the Greeks, from a 1919 English translation: Baubo, having received Demeter as a guest, offers her a draught of wine and meal. Baubo figurines[edit] Figurines known as Baubos are found in a number of settings, usually with Greek connections. See also[edit] Dr. Baubo, goddess of laughter © Anita Ryan-Revel 2000. Goddess.com.au has been owned and operated by Australian author and life coach, Anita Revel, since 1999. Anita is making a new home at iGoddess.com and is making Goddess.com.au available for sale. Consistently number one Google ranking In the 15 years since establishing the site as the number one go-to site for women's spirituality and empowerment, this domain has consistently held the number one Google ranking for the search term "goddess".
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