Eleusinian Mysteries

GPTKB entity

Statements (95)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:cultists
gptkb:Demeter
gptkb:Seasons
gptkb:Persephone
gptkb:Rebirth
gptkb:philosophy
Harvest
Spiritual enlightenment
Mystery religions
Secret knowledge
mystical experiences
The cycle of life
Mystical experiences
secret knowledge
The afterlife
The divine feminine
The harvest festival
Rituals of death
gptkbp:attraction participants from all over Greece
gptkbp:declined_in Roman period
gptkbp:emphasizes the cycle of life
gptkbp:ended 396 AD
gptkbp:featured_in the myth of Demeter and Persephone
gptkbp:has_tradition gptkb:processions
Sacrifices
Initiation
sacrifices
Processions
initiation
sacred objects
Sacred rites
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:Eleusis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eleusinian Mysteries
gptkbp:included feasting
sacred objects
sacred drama
the Greater Mysteries
the Lesser Mysteries
gptkbp:influenced later religious traditions
gptkbp:influenced_by Agricultural cycles
gptkbp:inspired philosophical thought
gptkbp:involved gptkb:processions
initiation rituals
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:festivals
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Ancient_Greece
gptkb:Athens
gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkb:clergy
Worshippers
Initiates
gptkbp:is_focused_on gptkb:Agriculture
Fertility
agriculture
life after death
Life after death
gptkbp:is_open_to initiates
gptkbp:offers spiritual enlightenment
gptkbp:requires purification
gptkbp:revived_in gptkb:Renaissance
gptkbp:symbolizes life and death
gptkbp:were a form of worship
a rite of passage
secretive
a cultural phenomenon
a source of hope
celebrated annually
a source of mystery
a pilgrimage destination
a mystery religion
a subject of historical study
a connection to the divine
a source of artistic inspiration
a celebration of the seasons
a communal experience
a means of community bonding
a tradition passed down through generations
a way to honor the gods
a celebration of fertility
a reflection of agricultural society
a significant aspect of ancient spirituality
a topic of scholarly debate
a legacy of ancient Greece
a part of the ancient Greek calendar
a way to seek knowledge
celebrated in the autumn
held in honor of the harvest
integral to ancient Greek culture
open to all initiates
gptkbp:works_for nine days
over a thousand years
Two thousand years
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkb:Hades
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4