Eleusinian Mysteries

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Hindu_temple
gptkbp:associatedWith Persephone
the cycle of life
the harvest
Demeter
the divine feminine
the cycle of seasons
the goddess of grain
the_myth_of_Demeter_and_Persephone
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:ancient_Greeks
in September
by both men and women
in autumn
by initiates only
in the ancient world
in_ancient_Greece
in_the_city_of_Athens
gptkbp:contains mythological narratives
gptkbp:duration nine days
gptkbp:emphasizes mystical experiences
gptkbp:heldIn gptkb:Eleusis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eleusinian Mysteries
gptkbp:includes processions
rituals of purification
mystical symbols
the sacred grove
sacred drama
the rites of the Lesser Mysteries
the_descent_of_Persephone
gptkbp:influenced art and literature
Western esotericism
mystery religions
the development of religious thought
gptkbp:inspiration philosophical thought
modern spiritual movements
the concept of initiation
gptkbp:involved sacred texts
sacred geography
sacred meals
the rites of the Greater Mysteries
the role of the hierophant
the_return_of_Persephone
gptkbp:involvedIn initiation rituals
gptkbp:is_featured_in gptkb:the_Eleusinian_goddesses
gptkb:the_Eleusinian_festival
sacred objects
gptkbp:isReflectedIn Renaissance
gptkbp:knownFor secret knowledge
gptkbp:linkedTo the afterlife
agricultural fertility
the concept of death
the search for meaning
the mysteries of life and death
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Mycenaean_Greece
gptkbp:performedBy initiates
gptkbp:reduces gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:relatedTo agriculture
gptkbp:symbolizes rebirth