Celebration of the Eleusinian Mysteries
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- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Religion, Ethics, Mythology, Folklore
- Subcategories: Celebrations, Festivals, Ceremonies, Rites, Rituals, Cults
- Curriculum: Women’s History, Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Greece
- Date: Before 600
Article abstract: The Eleusinian Mysteries were the longest-lasting and most important mystery cult of the ancient world. Initiates were forbidden to reveal the final revelations of the ritual and none ever did; however, it is known that the result of the initiation was to remove all fear of death.
Summary of Event
In classical antiquity there were many secret cults or “mysteries,” each of which characteristically required initiatory rites before full knowledge of its beliefs and liturgy would be revealed. Demeter and Dionysos were the deities with...
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