the Eleusinian cult

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Demeter
gptkb:Persephone
gptkbp:belief afterlife
gptkbp:declined_in Christianization
gptkbp:founded_in circa 1500 BC
gptkbp:had_priests gptkb:Hierokeryx
gptkb:Hierophant
Dadouchos
gptkbp:has_tradition mysteries
gptkbp:held_sacred_objects kiste
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Eleusinian cult
gptkbp:included_initiation_rites initiation
gptkbp:influenced Roman religion
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_celebrated_for sacrifices
feasting
rituals of purification
sacred processions
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Thesmophoria
in September
in March
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_focused_on agriculture
gptkbp:is_open_to all social classes
gptkbp:is_practiced_in gptkb:women
gptkb:Eleusis
gptkb:Ancient_Greek
families
men
individuals seeking enlightenment
gptkbp:revived_in gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:sacred_text gptkb:Homeric_Hymns
gptkbp:security gptkb:true
gptkbp:was_believed_to_provide community bonding
protection in the afterlife
divine knowledge
blessings for crops
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:Orphism
Pythagoreanism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Demeter
gptkb:Persephone
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5