10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES»
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Eleusinian mysteries in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Eleusinian mysteries and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The
Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
2
The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the
Mysteries
This enthralling novel takes a touching, tender and witty look at men and women and family life in the nineties, as Sophie struggles with the increasing chaos in her life.
R. Gordon Wasson, Albert Hofmann, Carl A. P. Ruck, 2008
3
The Salmon
Mysteries: A Guidebook to a Reimagining of the ...
Now, in a radical reimagining of this potent and ancient story, renowned novelist and mythologist Kim Antieau updates the tale for modern sensibilities through the life cycle of a most remarkable creature: the salmon.
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The Ancient
Mysteries: A Sourcebook : Sacred Texts of the ...
Kabeiroi at Samothrace and the mysteries of Glykon and Alexander of
Abonoteichos, since these mystery religions also were of considerable
significance in antiquity and at times were compared to the Eleusinian mysteries.
Of the numerous ...
In one brief lecture, it will be possible to cover only the barest essentials of the
Eleusinian Mysteries. This ancient cult goes back to pre-Hellenic times; revived in
the same period as the cult of Dionysus, it knew such a flowering that wherever ...
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The
Eleusinian and Bacchic
Mysteries
WARBURTON, in his Divine Legation of Moses, has ingeniously proved, that the
sixth book of Virgil's ^Eneid represents some of the dramatic exhibitions of the
Eleusinian Mysteries ; but, at the same time, has utterly failed in attempting to ...
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The Spenser Encyclopedia
Moreover, as the daughter of Proserpina, she is also the double of her maiden
mother, the Kore of the Eleusinian mysteries: Lucifera is a 'mayden' (8), and her
name is one of the names of the moon goddess. Not surprisingly, the Lucifera ...
8
Ezra Pound and the
Mysteries of Love: A Plan for the Cantos
Pound joined precisely these two themes of the Eleusinian Mysteries and of
Provencal and Italian poetry for the fundamental texture of The Cantos,
interweaving into this texture his views on history and political economy. Pound
mentions ...
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The Roman Goddess Ceres
148 Ceres' role in initiations is indicated by the numerous literary references and
artistic representations related to the Eleusinian Mysteries. In this period there
are frequent literary allusions to the Eleusinian Mysteries and to the story of the ...
Barbette Stanley Spaeth, 2010
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Backgrounds of Early Christianity
Ovid, Metamophoses 5.341-550. Mylonas, George E. Eleusis and the Eleusinian
Mysteries. Princeton, 1961. Kerenyi, C. Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and
Daughter. London, 1967. Zunt2, G. Persephone, Oxford, 1971. Clinton, Kevin.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES»
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Eleusinian mysteries is used in the context of the following news items.
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... Delphi, Antigone, the Eleusinian Mysteries or Asclepius… but is alive today, with its own “personal belongings”, finds inspiration in its history ... «Pressenza International Press Agency, Jun 15»
Planning Initiation Rituals
Additionally, there is a long tradition of initiations in religious and spiritual orders, from the Eleusinian Mysteries to Christian practices such ... «Patheos, May 15»
10 Secret Societies That Influenced History
The Sacred Way was the route taken annually by the participants in the Eleusinian Mysteries, a religious celebration and initiation ceremony ... «Hudson Valley News Network, Mar 15»
30 Musical, Literary and Cultural Reasons to Celebrate 30 More …
Even spookier, Dionysius as Iacchus of the important Eleusinian Mysteries brings to mind Icculus, the benevolent god that can help save ... «PopMatters, Mar 15»
Wiccan Aquarian Tabernacle Church to Hold Spring Mysteries Festival
The Spring Mysteries Festival will consist of a reenactment of ancient Greece's Eleusinian mysteries, with Priests and Priestesses of the Wiccan ... «World Religion News, Feb 15»
UH Artist Ventures Out of the Woods, Into New Creative Frontiers
Meyers: Lately, I've been interested in the ancient rite of the Eleusinian Mysteries. This is basically an initiation rite that deals with separation ... «Chron.com, Jan 15»
James Barry's Murals at the Royal Society of Arts review: to the …
... connecting the miracle of the mass to the secret rituals of the Greeks: for the artist, the Eucharist and the Eleusinian Mysteries spring from the ... «Irish Times, Jan 15»
Why animals eat psychoactive plants
Everyone who attended the Eleusinian mysteries was sworn to secrecy about what happened there, so our knowledge is based on scraps of ... «Boing Boing, Jan 15»
Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins premieres 'Persephone' musical
... on a 90-minute bill of new short musicals, focuses on how the myth was celebrated in an annual secret rite called the Eleusinian Mysteries. «Los Angeles Times, Dec 14»
Review: 'Pretty Persephone' musical by Billy Corgan
The Eleusinian Mysteries were to the Greeks what a secret society was to an old-money Yale student, and it's worth noting that any exploration ... «Chicago Tribune, Dec 14»
