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Eleusis, Athens, Greece : Reviews of Eleusis - Yahoo! Travel Eleusis - or Elefsina, as this industrial town is called nowadays - was one of the holiest places in Ancient Greece. The 'Eleusinian Mysteries' (a major relig... travel.yahoo.com
The Sanctuary of Eleusis | Museum/Attraction Review | Athens | Frommers.com The unknown and the famous were initiated into the sacred rites here, yet we know almost nothing about the Eleusinian Mysteries. What we do know is that the Mysteries commemorated the abduction of Demeter's daughter Persephone by the god of the underworld, Hades (Pluto). Demeter was able to strike a... frommers.com
Mysteries of Eleusis The story starts with Aristotle staying overnight at Stephanos' house. They are rudely awakened by neighbours hammering on Stephanos' door because the house of one of them has been burgled while he was out of the house and his wife was away. For reasons which Doody never makes entirely clear they wi... ancienthistory.about.com
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