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The Telesterio at the Archaeological Site of Elefsina
The sanctuary of Eleusis was one of the most important places of worship in the ancient world, where from the Mycenaean Age to the end of the 4th c. A.D. The goddess Demeter was constantly worshiped, the goddess of the renewal of nature and the growth of grains, who taught the Eleusinians the cultivation of the earth and the sacred ceremonies, the five mysteries, for which she claimed absolute secrecy.
Eleusis was founded around 2000 BC. on the slopes of the eastern hill of a low ridge in the N.D. corner of the Thriasian plain, near the Eleusinian Gulf and developed during the Mycenaean Era into a strongly fortified city. At that time the Mycenaean palace was built, which was identified with the first temple of Demeter, NE. of the Telestry of classical times.
In the Geometric Period the place of the private houses is occupied by the space of the sanctuary. At the same time, in the middle of the 8th c. BC, the worship of the goddess from a local, rural holiday acquires a pan-Hellenic character.
In the years of Solon (early 6th century BC) Eleusis was permanently annexed to Athens and the Eleusinian Mysteries were established as an Athenian festival. In the time of Peisistratos (550-510 BC) the sanctuary and the city, west of the hill, are surrounded by a strong wall with towers.
After its destruction by the Persians (480 BC) the sanctuary is being renovated with the construction of new buildings, such as the new large Telesterio and the Stoa of Philo, built on the east side of the Telesterio a century later.
The last period of prosperity of the sanctuary is placed in Roman times, when Roman emperors decorated the sanctuary with new magnificent buildings such as the Great Propylaea, the Triumphal Arches, the Fountain, temples and altars.
At the end of the 4th c. A.D. the Mysteries decline, while with the invasion of the Visigoths of Alaric, the sanctuary is reduced to ruins and the worship is abandoned.
The continuation of the use of the space during the Christian times is testified by the post-Byzantine church of the Assumption of the Virgin, which dominates the hill above the ancient Telestirio, and is built on the ruins of an older Christian church.
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Archeological Site Of Eleusis
The Telesterio at the Archaeological Site of Elefsina
The sanctuary of Eleusis was one of the most important places of worship in the ancient world, where from the Mycenaean Age to the end of the 4th c. A.D. The goddess Demeter was constantly worshiped, the goddess of the renewal of nature and the growth of grains, who taught the Eleusinians the cultivation of the earth and the sacred ceremonies, the five mysteries, for which she claimed absolute secrecy.
Eleusis was founded around 2000 BC. on the slopes of the eastern hill of a low ridge in the N.D. corner of the Thriasian plain, near the Eleusinian Gulf and developed during the Mycenaean Era into a strongly fortified city. At that time the Mycenaean palace was built, which was identified with the first temple of Demeter, NE. of the Telestry of classical times.
In the Geometric Period the place of the private houses is occupied by the space of the sanctuary. At the same time, in the middle of the 8th c. BC, the worship of the goddess from a local, rural holiday acquires a pan-Hellenic character.
In the years of Solon (early 6th century BC) Eleusis was permanently annexed to Athens and the Eleusinian Mysteries were established as an Athenian festival. In the time of Peisistratos (550-510 BC) the sanctuary and the city, west of the hill, are surrounded by a strong wall with towers.
After its destruction by the Persians (480 BC) the sanctuary is being renovated with the construction of new buildings, such as the new large Telesterio and the Stoa of Philo, built on the east side of the Telesterio a century later.
The last period of prosperity of the sanctuary is placed in Roman times, when Roman emperors decorated the sanctuary with new magnificent buildings such as the Great Propylaea, the Triumphal Arches, the Fountain, temples and altars.
At the end of the 4th c. A.D. the Mysteries decline, while with the invasion of the Visigoths of Alaric, the sanctuary is reduced to ruins and the worship is abandoned.
The continuation of the use of the space during the Christian times is testified by the post-Byzantine church of the Assumption of the Virgin, which dominates the hill above the ancient Telestirio, and is built on the ruins of an older Christian church.
Heroes Square.
There you will see the statue of the unknown soldier dedicated to the Eleusinian dead of 1912-1913, work of the sculptor A. Panagiotakis (1929).
The Early Christian church of Agios Zacharias in the style of a basilica.
The Hadrian of Aeschylus located at the entrance of the square (on the Holy Road). Work of the sculptor Parmakelli (1977).
On the west side of Heroes Square is the Archaeological Site. On the south side begins the pedestrian street of Nikolaidou Street that leads to the beach with many shops such as cafes, restaurants, pizzerias, creperies, etc.
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13 NikoaidouHeroes Square.
There you will see the statue of the unknown soldier dedicated to the Eleusinian dead of 1912-1913, work of the sculptor A. Panagiotakis (1929).
The Early Christian church of Agios Zacharias in the style of a basilica.
The Hadrian of Aeschylus located at the entrance of the square (on the Holy Road). Work of the sculptor Parmakelli (1977).
On the west side of Heroes Square is the Archaeological Site. On the south side begins the pedestrian street of Nikolaidou Street that leads to the beach with many shops such as cafes, restaurants, pizzerias, creperies, etc.
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