Eleusis

[ih-loo-sis]

noun

1. a city in ancient Greece, in Attica.

Eleusis

/ ˌɛljʊˈsɪnɪən, ɪˈluːsɪs /

noun

1. Modern Greek name: Elevsís. a town in Greece, in Attica about 23 km (14 miles) west of Athens, of which it is now an industrial suburb

Other Word Forms

• Eleusinian noun

Example Sentences

It culminated in a ritual bath in the sea, three days of fasting and a pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Eleusis outside of Athens during a nine-day festival in early fall.

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The great temple was at Eleusis, a little town near Athens, and the worship was called the Eleusinian Mysteries.

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In some way, no one knows clearly how or when, the God of the Vine, Dionysus, came to take his place, too, at Eleusis, side by side with Demeter.

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In her desolate wanderings she came to Eleusis and sat by the wayside near a well.

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She asked instead for barley-water flavored with mint, the cooling draught of the reaper at harvest time and also the sacred cup given the worshipers at Eleusis.

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