the Eleusinian cult

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:City
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Persephone
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Demeter
gptkb:Persephone
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:focuses_on agriculture
gptkbp:founded circa 1500 BC
gptkbp:held_in kiste
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Eleusinian cult
gptkbp:influenced Roman religion
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Orphism
Pythagoreanism
gptkbp:is_aimed_at spiritual enlightenment
gptkbp:is_associated_with fertility
seasonal cycles
the cycle of life and death
the changing of seasons
gptkbp:is_available_in Christianization
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Thesmophoria
sacrifices
feasting
in September
in March
rituals of purification
sacred processions
mystery plays
gptkbp:is_connected_to gptkb:the_Eleusinian_mysteries
the myth of Demeter and Persephone
gptkbp:is_considered a path to salvation
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:Cicero
gptkb:Herodotus
gptkb:Plato
gptkb:Apuleius
gptkbp:is_essential_for Greek culture
gptkbp:is_open_to all social classes
gptkbp:mythology gptkb:Homeric_Hymns
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:City
gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Eleusis
families
men
individuals seeking enlightenment
gptkbp:provides community bonding
protection in the afterlife
divine knowledge
blessings for crops
gptkbp:religion afterlife
gptkbp:sacraments gptkb:Hierokeryx
gptkb:Hierophant
initiation
Dadouchos
gptkbp:security_features gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:tradition mysteries