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The Eleusis Telesterion was the temple of Demeter within the Sanctuary of Eleusis in the Sacred Plains of Demeter in Attika, Greece.
Structure[edit | edit source]
The Telesterion was a large building about 50 meters across, with eight rows of seats, and 40 columns which supported the upper floor and roof. In the middle of the ceiling was a opening for light. Beneath this opening was a room called the anaktoron (palace), the innermost sanctum wherein the sacred objects of the Eleusinian Mysteries were held.[1]
Use[edit | edit source]
Within the Telesterion people participated in the Eleusinian Mysteries, initiating them into the cult dedicated to the Greek goddesses Demeter and Persephone.[2]
History[edit | edit source]
According to the myth, the sanctuary was built for Demeter in return for her teaching the art of agriculture.[3] During the Peloponnesian War, the Telesterion was heavily guarded, though this didn't deter the Spartan misthios Kassandra in her attempts to enter the place.[4]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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The interior of the temple -
The anaktoron within the temple -
An altar for Dionysos within the temple
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Attika: "The Telesterion"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Historical Locations / Attika: Eleusis Telesterion
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Discovery Tour / Discovery Sites: Mysteries of Eleusis
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey