ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES


Meaning of ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES in English

the 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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .