Eleusinian Mysteries

official day for the Mysteries, the twenty-fourth of Boedromion was when the Archon Basileus conducted a report on the Mysteries inside the Eleusinion at Athens due to Solonian law (280). The roots of the Eleusinian Mysteries are embedded in the mythological narrative of the rape of Persephone.

The Eleusinian Mysteries Religion is interwoven in the social, cultural and economic life of all civilisations and Ancient Greece was no exception. Typically, most religion in Ancient Greece was civic in nature, however, in the fifth century B.C., mystery religions began to gain popularity. Shrouded in secrecy, the mystery religions provided a more personal approach to religion, fascinating initiates and capturing the imagination of the Greek populace. The most popular of these mystery cults was

In “Greek Religion”, Walter Burkert informs his readers mostly about the Greeks’ religious beliefs. In section one, Burkert begins to discuss the history of the Early Bronze Age, such as the vocabulary of Indo-European and the religion of the Minoan-Mycenaeans. He mentions the different cult places which include: caves, temples, graves, as well as peak, tree, and house sanctuaries. For example, a cult includes the Minoan Tree and Pillar Cult; the pillars and trees were sacred, however, they were

search, and ascent were all depicted. The Eleusinian Mysteries were the “most famous of the secret religious rites of ancient Greece,” (Eleusinian Mysteries 1). There were lesser and greater mysteries, with the latter taking place in September through October. The mysteries were very secretive and not well documented. Not much is known about the details of the rites, but initiates of the cult were promised a reward in the afterlife (Eleusinian Mysteries 1). The story of Persephone’s abduction would

presence embedded into their society, customs, and arts. A work that proves this is the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, to which there is a clear connection to ancient society in terms of religious rituals. The depiction of Demeter and Persephone, the Eleusinian Mysteries, and Thesmophoria in the text relate to their enactments and rituals in the ancient world. The similarities and differences between the accounts and depictions prove the unmistakable connection between the Homeric Hymn to Demeter and the religious

Innocence and maturation are two key aspects of the human experience. The innocent mind allows you to live with less doubt and worry but it leaves you vulnerable to manipulation and people taking advantage of you. Thomas Hart Benton’s Persephone portrays the myth of Persephone and Hades. The Rape of Persephone goes as so; Zeus gives Persephone to Hades to have as his wife. Persephone is out and about and Hades takes her to the Underworld. A heartbroken Demeter, goddess of harvest and agriculture

History/Mythology — Celtic/Welsh: The tale of Mabon ap Modron, the Welsh God, (the “great son of the great mother”), also known as the Son of Light, the Young Son, or Divine Youth, is celebrated. The Equinox is also the birth of Mabon, from his mother Modron, the Guardian of the Outerworld, the Healer, the Protector, the Earth. Mabon was taken after he is a mere three nights old (some variations of the legend say he is taken after three years). Through the wisdom of the living animals — the Stag

The Homeric Hymn to Demeter addresses the fate of Persephone is in the hands of others and is removed from freedom of choice as she is portrayed as a minor. In effect, it is symbolic of the power family holds as the actions of her mother, her father Zeus and her husband Hades determine her path. The text accustoms nickname Persephone throughout the passage as the ‘Core’, the ‘Girl’, or ‘Virgin’. These nicknames assume her role as an underage girl not responsible for her life decisions. The Hymn begins

Northanger Abbey is one of Austen’s move famous books. The novel is known for its unusual heroine, Catherine Morland, and her infatuation with the novel, The Mysteries of Udolpho, by Ann Radcliffe, and while Jane Austen’s version does contain many of the important features that a gothic novel should contain, it does seem to take a few jabs by mocking the genre in general. Austen uses certain elements present in Gothic novels and satirizes them. In this particular novel she mocks the notion that people

Golden Age texts, why the Detection fiction of the interwar period was described as a “Golden Age." During this period, the detective novels were largely characterized by their intellectual games between the reader and author, and the clue-based mysteries (Scaggs, 2005). In this era, a Detection Club that consisted of renowned detective authors, agreed on rules that a writer of detective fiction was to operate. One of these rules was the “Cluepuzzle." From the clues, both the reader and detective