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Eleusinion, also known as “City Eleusinion (Athens)” Gawlinski, Laura

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The Eleusinion was the satellite sanctuary for the Eleusinian goddesses (Demeter and Kore) located in the city center of Athens on the north slope of the Akropolis just above the Athenian Agora. The sacred items used in the Eleusinian Mysteries were brought here at the beginning of the festival in order to be returned to Eleusis in a great procession. The remains of a temple to Triptolemos have been uncovered, but the full extent of the sanctuary is unable to be excavated.

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Title
Eleusinion, also known as “City Eleusinion (Athens)”
Creator
Gawlinski, Laura
Contributor
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Publisher
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Date Issued
2021-10-12
Description
The Eleusinion was the satellite sanctuary for the Eleusinian goddesses (Demeter and Kore) located in the city center of Athens on the north slope of the Akropolis just above the Athenian Agora. The sacred items used in the Eleusinian Mysteries were brought here at the beginning of the festival in order to be returned to Eleusis in a great procession. The remains of a temple to Triptolemos have been uncovered, but the full extent of the sanctuary is unable to be excavated.
Subject
Archaeological monument; Religious Place; Greek Religions; Greek Cult; Mystery Religion; Religious Group; Greece; Temple; Temenos
Genre
Other
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2021-12-03
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0404470
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/80352
Affiliation
Non UBC
Citation
Laura Gawlinski. (2021). Eleusinion. Database of Religious History, Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia.
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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