Eleusis
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J.S. Traill
Creators: J.S. Traill
Contributors:
DARMC, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Catherine Bouras, R. Talbert
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Last modified
Sep 09, 2023 10:06 AM
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History
Eleusis, located some 22 km west of Athens, was the site of the cult of Demeter and the sanctuary in which the Eleusinian Mysteries were celebrated from the Bronze Age to the Roman Imperial period.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/579920
- Demeter Sanctuary (Eleusis) located at Eleusis (unspecified date range)
- Hiera Oikia at Eleusis located at Eleusis (750 BC - 550 BC)
- Rharion Pedion located near Eleusis (unspecified date range)
- Telesterion located at Eleusis (unspecified date range)
settlement
- Evidence:
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 59 B2 Eleusis
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: deme and fort, Eleusis [VIII - coast - 11?]
J.S. Traill, DARMC, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Catherine Bouras, and R. Talbert, 'Eleusis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/579920> [accessed: 25 September 2023]
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