Institute for the Classical Tradition
ANRW II.18.2, pp. 1457-1498
 
The Eleusinian Mysteries in Roman Imperial Times
by Larry J. Alderink, Moorhead, Minnesota

Contents

Introduction 1457
I. Mythical Evidence 1461

1. The Abduction of Persephone

1461

2. Demeter's Response

1462

3. Demeter at Eleusis

1465

4. The Revelation of Demeter

1467

5. Cosmic Reconstruction

1471
II. Ritual Evidence 1476

1. The Context of Ritual

1476

2. Ritual in the Sanctuary

1479

3. Initiatory Procedures

1480

4. Scenes from the Ritual

1482

5. Recurring Symbols

1485
Conclusions 1488
Appendix: Samothracian, Dionysiac, and Orphic Mysteries 1489
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