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Eleusin′ian mys′teries, 
  1. Antiquitythe mysteries, celebrated annually at Eleusis and Athens in ancient times, in memory of the abduction and return of Persephone and in honor of Demeter and Bacchus.
  • 1635–45

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Eleusinian mysteries
  1. a mystical religious festival, held in September at Eleusis in classical times, in which initiates celebrated Persephone, Demeter, and Dionysus
'Eleusinian mysteries' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Demeter - Eleusinian - Triptolemus

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