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Eleusinian mysteries

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Eleusinian mysteries
pl.n.
The ancient religious rites celebrated at Eleusis in honor of Demeter.
[From Latin Eleusnius, of Eleusis, from Greek Eleusnios, from Eleuss, Eleusn-, Eleusis.]
Eleusinian mysteries
pl n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) a mystical religious festival, held in September at Eleusis in classical times, in which initiates celebrated Persephone, Demeter, and Dionysus


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