💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Eleusinian mysteries"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| epopteianoun | The final initiation rite in the Eleusinian Mysteries. |
| eumolpidnoun | a member of the hereditary priesthood of the Eleusinian Mysteries in Ancient Greece |
| epoptnoun | An initiate in the Eleusinian Mysteries; one who has attended the epopteia. |
| eumolpusnoun | (Greek mythology) The son of Poseidon and Chione, who became one of the first priests of Demeter and one of the founders of the Eleusinian Mysteries. |
| haloanoun | (historical) An Attic festival, celebrated principally at Eleusis, in honour of Demeter, Dionysus, and Poseidon. |
| thesmophorianoun | An Ancient Greek festival in honour of Demeter and Persephone, and involving the sacrifice of pigs. |
| bakchoinoun | (Ancient Greece) In the Eleusinian Mysteries, the branches that initiates swung along the ground along the Sacred Way, the 22-kilometer pilgrimage from Athens to Eleusis. |
| phersephoneianoun | (Greek mythology) Alternative form of Persephone. [(Greek mythology) A minor deity, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and vegetation. Originally named Kore/Core, she is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades. Her Roman counterpart is Proserpina.] |
| poseidonianoun | Former name of Paestum: a village in Campania, Italy. |
| anthesterianoun | a Dionysian flower festival in ancient Athens |
| persephassanoun | (Greek mythology) Alternative form of Persephone. [(Greek mythology) A minor deity, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and vegetation. Originally named Kore/Core, she is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades. Her Roman counterpart is Proserpina.] |
| emmeleianoun | A tragic dance in Ancient Greek theatre. |
| elysian fieldsnoun | (idiomatic) A place or state of ideal happiness; paradise. |
| persephonenoun | (Greek mythology) A minor deity, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and vegetation. Originally named Kore/Core, she is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades. Her Roman counterpart is Proserpina. |
| elysiannoun | Blissful, happy, heavenly |
| demeternoun | (Greek mythology) The goddess of the fertility of the Earth and harvests, protector of marriage and social order; daughter of Cronos and Rhea, mother to Persephone. |
| persephonënoun | Alternative spelling of Persephone. [(Greek mythology) A minor deity, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and vegetation. Originally named Kore/Core, she is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades. Her Roman counterpart is Proserpina.] |
| xenismosnoun | A ritual offering of a meal in Ancient Greece. |
| eurybianoun | (Greek mythology) A sea goddess in Ancient Greek mythology. |
| panathenaeanoun | (Ancient Greece, historical) A festival formerly held annually in Athens to honour the city's patron goddess Athena, involving animal sacrifices, a grand procession, and, every fourth year, athletic and musical contests. |
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