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Definition of Eleusinian

Eleusinian
Eleusinian El`eu*sin"i*an, a. [L. Eleusinius, Gr. ?.] Pertaining to Eleusis, in Greece, or to secret rites in honor of Ceres, there celebrated; as, Eleusinian mysteries or festivals.

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- The Eleusinian Mysteries (Gr****: Ἐλευσίνια Μυστήρια, romanized: Eleusínia Mystḗria) were initiations held every year for the cult of Demeter and ****phone...
- Magoula, while Aspropyrgos is to the northeast. It is the site of the Eleusinian Mysteries and the birthplace of Aeschylus. Today, Elefsina is a major...
- outsiders. The most famous mysteries of Greco-Roman antiquity were the Eleusinian Mysteries, which predated the Gr**** Dark Ages. The mystery schools flourished...
- lit. 'Bull-hitcher'), was a hero in Gr**** mythology, central to the Eleusinian Mysteries. He was either a mortal prince and the eldest son of King Celeus...
- compounded brew, as in the case of the Eleusinian Mysteries. A kykeon was used at the climax of the Eleusinian Mysteries to break a sacred fast, but it...
- The Great Eleusinian Relief (Gr****: Μεγάλο Ανάγλυφο Ελευσινίων Μυστηρίων) is a large marble relief kept in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens in...
- death. She and her daughter ****phone were the central figures of the Eleusinian Mysteries, a religious tradition that predated the Olympian pantheon and...
- aspect of Zeus; or the twice-born son of Zeus and the mortal Semele. The Eleusinian Mysteries identify him with Iacchus, the son or husband of Demeter. Most...
- importance, particularly at Athens and Eleusis in connection with the Eleusinian mysteries, but without any significant mythology. He perhaps originated...
- schools included the Eleusinian mysteries, the Dionysian mysteries and the Orphic mysteries. Twice each year, initiates of the Eleusinian mysteries travelled...