Eleusinian mysteries
the mysteries, celebrated annually at Eleusis and Athens in ancient times, in memory of the abduction and return of Persephone and in honor of Demeter and Bacchus.
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Thus (i. 232) controversy, it seems, still rages among scholars as to ‘the object of the Eleusinian mysteries.’
Modern Mythology | Andrew LangPausanias is the authority for a statement by the Phliasians that they imitated the Eleusinian mysteries.
The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites | Dudley WrightJulian strived in vain to infuse new life into the vanishing cult, but it was too late—the Eleusinian mysteries were dead.
The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites | Dudley WrightThis fact is sometimes used as an argument in favour of the Egyptian origin of the Eleusinian mysteries.
The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites | Dudley WrightNero sought admission into the Eleusinian mysteries, but was rejected because of the many slaughters connected with his name.
The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites | Dudley Wright
British Dictionary definitions for Eleusinian mysteries
a mystical religious festival, held in September at Eleusis in classical times, in which initiates celebrated Persephone, Demeter, and Dionysus
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