Definition of Eleusinian mysteries in English:
Eleusinian mysteries
plural nounˌɛljuːˈsɪnɪənˌelyo͞oˌsinēən ˈmistərēz
The annual rites performed by the ancient Greeks at the village of Eleusis near Athens in honour of Demeter and Persephone.
Example sentencesExamples
- There he was initiated in the Eleusinian mysteries, visiting many other cities before his return to Rome, via Sicily, in summer 125.
- Here, a script of the Eleusinian mysteries is alluded to, as people re-enacted Demeter's actions after her daughter was stolen from her.
- Demeter, goddess of the Eleusinian mysteries, progenerated wheat from her womb and delegated it to her son, Triptolemus, to distribute around the world's cultures.
- Hadrian himself had worshipped at the ancient shrine of the Eleusinian mysteries in Greece and a variety of mystery religions became respectable and accepted.
- In addition to that, I also discovered that the person who first put forward the theory that psychotropic substances were involved in the Eleusinian mysteries was Robert Graves.
Definition of Eleusinian mysteries in US English:
Eleusinian mysteries
plural nounˌelyo͞oˌsinēən ˈmistərēz
The annual rites performed by the ancient Greeks at the village of Eleusis near Athens in honor of Demeter and Persephone.
Example sentencesExamples
- Here, a script of the Eleusinian mysteries is alluded to, as people re-enacted Demeter's actions after her daughter was stolen from her.
- Demeter, goddess of the Eleusinian mysteries, progenerated wheat from her womb and delegated it to her son, Triptolemus, to distribute around the world's cultures.
- Hadrian himself had worshipped at the ancient shrine of the Eleusinian mysteries in Greece and a variety of mystery religions became respectable and accepted.
- There he was initiated in the Eleusinian mysteries, visiting many other cities before his return to Rome, via Sicily, in summer 125.
- In addition to that, I also discovered that the person who first put forward the theory that psychotropic substances were involved in the Eleusinian mysteries was Robert Graves.