Iasion was a demigod and a son of Zeus.
History[]
Iasion was the son of the nymph Electra and Zeus, and the brother of Dardanus. He founded the mystic rites on the island of Samothrace. With Demeter, he was the father of twin sons named Plutus and Philomelus, and another son named Korybas.
At the marriage of Cadmus and Harmonia, Iasion was lured by Demeter away from the other revelers. They had intercourse as Demeter lay on her back in freshly plowed furrow. When they rejoined the celebration, Zeus guessed what had happened because of the mud on Demeter's backside, and out of envy promptly killed Iasion with a thunderbolt.