Ancient sanctuary of Eleusinian Demeter in Athens near the Ancient Agora
Eleusinion (Ancient Greek: Ἐλευσίνιον), also called the City Eleusinion (Ancient Greek: Ἐλευσίνιον τὸ ἐν ἄστει, romanized: Eleusinion to en astei) was a sanctuary on the lower part of the north slope of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, dedicated to Demeter and Kore (Persephone). It was the central hub of Eleusinian Mysteries within Athens and the starting point for the annual procession to Eleusis, in the northwest of Attica. Religious activity is attested in the area from the 7th century BC and construction took place throughout late Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. The sanctuary was enclosed within the new city walls built after the Herulian sack of Athens in AD 267 and it remained in use until the late fourth century AD.
Only the western part of the sanctuary has been excavated, which consists of an upper area and three terraces, centring on a small temple for the hero Triptolemus, an outer propylon (gateway) and a South Stoa. A circular building in the southernmost part of the sanctuary might be a banqueting hall dedicated to Plouton and a precinct at the northernmost edge of the area might have belonged to Hecate. Sculptural fragments have been discovered from an inner propylon which led to the actual Temple of Demeter and Kore in the unexcavated area to the east and literary sources mention further structures. Many inscriptions, sculptures, pottery vessels, and other offerings from the sanctuary have been recovered.
Eleusinion (Ancient Greek: Ἐλευσίνιον), also called the City Eleusinion (Ancient Greek: Ἐλευσίνιον τὸ ἐν ἄστει, romanized: Eleusinion to en astei) was...
Mysteries are believed to have ancient origins. Some findings in the temple Eleusinion in Attica suggest that their basis was an old agrarian cult. Some practices...
Erechtheum Statue of Athena Promachos Propylaea Temple of Athena Nike Eleusinion Sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia or Brauroneion Chalkotheke Pandroseion...
Brauronia Chalkotheke Pandroseion Arrephorion Altar of Athena Polias Eleusinion Sanctuary of Pandion Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus Odeon of Pericles Frankish...
then ended with a parade up to the sacred precinct of Demeter called the Eleusinion. The second day started early with initiates walking with their teachers...
Brauronia Chalkotheke Pandroseion Arrephorion Altar of Athena Polias Eleusinion Sanctuary of Pandion Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus Odeon of Pericles Frankish...
Brauronia Chalkotheke Pandroseion Arrephorion Altar of Athena Polias Eleusinion Sanctuary of Pandion Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus Odeon of Pericles Frankish...
Brauronia Chalkotheke Pandroseion Arrephorion Altar of Athena Polias Eleusinion Sanctuary of Pandion Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus Odeon of Pericles Frankish...
Brauronia Chalkotheke Pandroseion Arrephorion Altar of Athena Polias Eleusinion Sanctuary of Pandion Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus Odeon of Pericles Frankish...
Parthenon, the Propylaea, the Erechtheum, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Eleusinion, the Sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia, the Chalkotheke, the Pandroseion...
Brauronia Chalkotheke Pandroseion Arrephorion Altar of Athena Polias Eleusinion Sanctuary of Pandion Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus Odeon of Pericles Frankish...
and the Middle Stoa. Southeast Stoa: near Library of Pantainos and the Eleusinion. Stoa Amphiaraion: on the east side of the Sanctuary of Amphiaraios, southeast...
Brauronia Chalkotheke Pandroseion Arrephorion Altar of Athena Polias Eleusinion Sanctuary of Pandion Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus Odeon of Pericles Frankish...
3500 BC up to contemporary times. He also did important work at the Eleusinion sanctuary of Demeter in Athens, and also at the sanctuary of Demeter in...
Brauronia Chalkotheke Pandroseion Arrephorion Altar of Athena Polias Eleusinion Sanctuary of Pandion Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus Odeon of Pericles Frankish...
Brauronia Chalkotheke Pandroseion Arrephorion Altar of Athena Polias Eleusinion Sanctuary of Pandion Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus Odeon of Pericles Frankish...
Brauronia Chalkotheke Pandroseion Arrephorion Altar of Athena Polias Eleusinion Sanctuary of Pandion Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus Odeon of Pericles Frankish...
Brauronia Chalkotheke Pandroseion Arrephorion Altar of Athena Polias Eleusinion Sanctuary of Pandion Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus Odeon of Pericles Frankish...
Brauronia Chalkotheke Pandroseion Arrephorion Altar of Athena Polias Eleusinion Sanctuary of Pandion Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus Odeon of Pericles Frankish...
Brauronia Chalkotheke Pandroseion Arrephorion Altar of Athena Polias Eleusinion Sanctuary of Pandion Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus Odeon of Pericles Frankish...
statue of a horse, on a plinth decorated with reliefs of his deeds, in the Eleusinion in the Agora of Athens.: 4 Simon's writings are quoted by Xenophon,: 69 ...