ancient Eleusinian Mysteries

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:mystery
gptkbp:are_part_of the Eleusinian festival
the ancient Greek religion
the Greek religious calendar
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Demeter
gptkb:Persephone
the cycle of seasons
gptkbp:declined_in Christianization of the Roman Empire
gptkbp:emphasizes personal experience
gptkbp:featured_in sacred drama
gptkbp:has_tradition initiation rites
purification rites
gptkbp:held_annually in autumn
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ancient Eleusinian Mysteries
gptkbp:included_sacred_objects mysteries
kiste
gptkbp:includes sacrifices
gptkbp:includes_songs hymns to Demeter
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Western_esotericism
gptkbp:inspired philosophical thought
gptkbp:involved_processions from Athens to Eleusis
gptkbp:involvement gptkb:sacred_fire
gptkb:sacred_texts
gptkb:sacred_music
ritual masks
sacred artifacts
mystical symbols
sacred plants
gptkbp:is_associated_with the afterlife
the harvest season
the cycle of rebirth
the goddess of fertility
gptkbp:is_attended_by gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:women
gptkb:the_sanctuary_of_Eleusis
gptkb:Thesmophoria
mystics
initiates
the city of Eleusis
the month of Boedromion
gptkbp:is_considered a path to enlightenment
a source of spiritual knowledge
sacred traditions
a bridge to the divine
a mystery cult
a precursor to modern religions
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:ancient_texts
gptkb:Plato
the writings of Cicero
gptkbp:is_focused_on agriculture
gptkbp:is_practiced_in gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:known_for secrecy
gptkbp:originated_in gptkb:Eleusis
gptkbp:revived_in the Renaissance
gptkbp:symbolizes life and death
gptkbp:was_influenced_by the Orphic tradition
earlier agricultural rituals
gptkbp:were_open_to all initiates
gptkbp:were_practiced_until the 4th century AD
gptkbp:works_for over a thousand years
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Elefsina
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6