Agrae near Athens
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Agrae near Athens was a suburban district of ancient Athens along the Ilissos River, known as the site where the preliminary or “Lesser” Eleusinian Mysteries were celebrated.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Agrae near Athens canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Athenian district
ⓘ
deme or locality of Attica ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Athenian festival calendar
ⓘ
Athenian state religion ⓘ |
| associatedWithCult | Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Demeter
ⓘ
Persephone ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Eleusis through the Eleusinian cult system ⓘ |
| describedAs | suburban district of ancient Athens ⓘ |
| function | cult center outside the main city center ⓘ |
| hasCulticRole | pre-initiation site for future mystai ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalAssociation | spring celebrations of the Lesser Mysteries ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfMysteries | Lesser Mysteries ⓘ |
| knownFor |
celebration of the Lesser Eleusinian Mysteries
ⓘ
preliminary rites of the Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | Ilissos River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Athens
ⓘ
Attica ⓘ Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Greece
|
| mentionedIn | ancient literary sources on Athenian cults ⓘ |
| near |
Ilissos sanctuaries
ⓘ
city walls of classical Athens ⓘ |
| partOf | religious topography of Athens ⓘ |
| relatedRitual | preparatory purification for Eleusinian initiation ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | site of initiation ceremonies ⓘ |
| terrain | riverine area along the Ilissos ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Classical period of ancient Greece
ⓘ
Hellenistic period of ancient Greece ⓘ |
| urbanCharacter | suburban rather than intra-mural ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.