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A dedication to Bacchus by Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1889)(Notice the pomegranates on the table on the right) (Public Domain) — 10 Apr 2023

Homeric Hymn to Demeter Or The Thesmophoria – Which Came First?

By Mary Naples

History & Tradition

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Evoking early agrarian rituals which celebrated the primal mysteries of birth, death, and resurrection, the Homeric Hymn to Demeter has the distinction of being amongst humankind’s first literary compositions honoring agricultural renewal and the...
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A dedication to Bacchus by Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1889)(Notice the pomegranates on the table on the right) (Public Domain) — 10 Apr 2023

Homeric Hymn to Demeter Or The Thesmophoria – Which Came First?

By Mary Naples

History & Tradition

0

Evoking early agrarian rituals which celebrated the primal mysteries of birth, death, and resurrection, the Homeric Hymn to Demeter has the distinction of being amongst humankind’s first literary compositions honoring agricultural renewal and the...
Read More

Demeter (left) handing ears of wheat to Metanire, the queen of Eleusis (Public Domain) — 28 May 2021

The Eleusinian Mysteries: Demeter’s Secret And Sacred Rites

By Mary Naples

Archaeology & Science

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Conjuring up mystical images of secret initiation rites held under cover of darkness, the Eleusinian Mysteries had a reputation as a dark and dangerous festival. In fact, it was surrounded by such an aura of deadly secrecy that the tragedian...
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Demeter (left) handing ears of wheat to Metanire, the queen of Eleusis (Public Domain) — 28 May 2021

The Eleusinian Mysteries: Demeter’s Secret And Sacred Rites

By Mary Naples

Archaeology & Science

0

Conjuring up mystical images of secret initiation rites held under cover of darkness, the Eleusinian Mysteries had a reputation as a dark and dangerous festival. In fact, it was surrounded by such an aura of deadly secrecy that the tragedian...
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Fry in Eleusis, painting by Henryk Siemiradzki (1889). — 19 Oct 2018

Baubo, Great Goddess and Demeter’s Female Fool in the Eleusinian Mysteries

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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In 1898, a group of German archaeologists working in the Demeter sanctuary at Priene unearthed a peculiar set of Hellenistic female figurines. The head of each of these figurines sits directly on her legs. Each figure also has long hair that drapes...
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Fry in Eleusis, painting by Henryk Siemiradzki (1889). — 19 Oct 2018

Baubo, Great Goddess and Demeter’s Female Fool in the Eleusinian Mysteries

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

1

In 1898, a group of German archaeologists working in the Demeter sanctuary at Priene unearthed a peculiar set of Hellenistic female figurines. The head of each of these figurines sits directly on her legs. Each figure also has long hair that drapes...
Read More

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