Erysichthon

• son of the Thessalian king Triopas; he cut down the grove of Ceres, for which he was punished with a raging hunger, that caused him to devour his own flesh, Ov. M. 8, 471 sq.; cf. Hyg. Astr. 2, 14.

(Ἐρυσίχθων), that is, the tearer up of the earth

1. A son of Triopas, who cut down trees in a grove sacred to Demeter, for which he was punished by the goddess with fearful hunger. (Callim. Hymn. in Cer. 34, &c.; Ov. Met. 8.738, &c.) Müller (Dor. 2.10.3) thinks that the traditions concerning Triopas and Erysichthon (from έρευείρη, gobigo) belong to an agricultural religion, which, at the same time, refers to the infernal regions.

2. A son of Cecrops and Agraulos, died without issue in his father's lifetime, on his return from Delos, from whence he brought to Athens the ancient image of Eileithyia. His tomb was shewn at Prasiae. (Apollod. 3.14. 2; Paus. 1.18.5, 2.5, 31.2.) [L.S]

(Ἐρυσίχθων). “Render of the earth.” The son of the Thessalian king Triopas, who cut down trees in a grove sacred to Demeter, for which he was punished by the goddess with a fearful hunger, that caused him to devour his own flesh (Ovid, Met. viii. 738; Callim. Hymn. in Dem. 34 foll.).

• Apollod. 3.14.1, Paus. 1.2.6
• dies childless: Apollod. 3.14.1
• brings image of Ilithyia from Delos: Paus. 1.18.5
• his tomb: Paus. 1.31.2