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by wickedwillie on October 15th, 2004

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In Greek mythology, what were the "Eleusinian Mysteries"?

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  • by LaserFalson on October 27th, 2005

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    OK, here is a bunch more.
    The Eleusinian Mysteries, held annually in honor of Demeter and Persephone, were the most sacred and revered of all the ritual celebrations of ancient Greece. They were instituted in the city of Eleusis, some twenty-two kilometers west of Athens, possibly as far back as the early Mycenaean period, and continued for almost two thousand years. Large crowds of worshippers from all over Greece (and later, from throughout the Roman empire) would gather to make the holy pilgrimage between the two cities and and participate in the secret ceremonies, generally regarded as the high point of Greek religion. As Christianity began to spread, the Mysteries were condemned by the early Church fathers; yet the rites continued for hundreds of years more and exercised considerable influence on the formation of early Christian teachings and practices.

    Courtesy Edward Beach at the University of Evansville

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  • by OmegaWolf747 on June 17th, 2009

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    The orgy that celebrated the fertility rights of spring when Persephone was sprung from the clink for six months.

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  • by LaserFalson on January 21st, 2005

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    The Eleusinian Mysteries were not a myth but were the forerunner to poly-aetheism. This was the merging of Oriental religion and the Greco-Roman cults. Eleusis was a strong founded prehistoric settlement. The activaties that took place within the temples were very sacred.

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