Daduchos

Daduchos or Daduchus, or Dadouchos (/dəˈdjuːkəs/;[1] Ancient Greek: δᾳδοῦχος "torch-bearer", from δᾶις+ἔχω) is an epithet of Artemis, and notably of Demeter seeking her lost daughter (Persephone) with a torch.It was also an epithet of Hekate,[2] a goddess frequently associated with torches.[2] It was also the title of the second priest (ranking after the Hierophant) at the Eleusinian Mysteries, an office inherited in several families of Athens.This article about the Ancient Greek language is a stub.You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.This article relating to ancient Greek religion is a stub.
Ancient GreekArtemisDemeterPersephoneHekateHierophantEleusinian Mysteriesancient Greek religion