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Elefsina Archaeological Site destination Attica Greece. Ancient Telesterion of Eleusinian Mysteries Royalty Free Stock Photo

Portrait of a young man initiate to the Eleusinian Mysteries wearing a myrtle wreath Royalty Free Stock Photo

Eleusis Archaeological Site, Attica Greece. 2023 European Capital of Culture. Eleusinian Mysteries Royalty Free Stock Photo

Ancient Eleusis Royalty Free Stock Photo

Elefsina, the location of an acient sanctuary where the Eleusinian mysteries Elefsinian Mysteries took place every year around t

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The Eleusinian mysteries were an initiation ceremony to the cult of Demeter and revolved around the myth of Persephone. The mysteries lasted nine days. The mysteries took place in the Archaic Era but acquired special significance in Classical and Hellenistic times.