Eumolpidae

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ancient Athenian priestly family hereditary priesthood religious lineage

Eumolpidae were an ancient Athenian priestly family traditionally responsible for key hereditary roles in the Eleusinian Mysteries.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Eumolpidae canonical	4
Eumolpidae family	1
Eumolpidai	1

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Athenian priestly family ⓘ hereditary priesthood ⓘ religious lineage ⓘ
associatedRitual	annual Eleusinian festival ⓘ initiation ceremonies at Eleusis ⓘ
associatedWithDeity	Demeter ⓘ Persephone ⓘ
country	Classical Athens ⓘ surface form: ancient Athens
cultCenter	Telesterion at Eleusis ⓘ surface form: Sanctuary of Demeter at Eleusis
cultTitle	Eumolpidae self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Eumolpidai
cultType	mystery cult ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Athenians ⓘ
historicalRole	continuity of Eleusinian cult across centuries ⓘ
inheritanceRule	patrilineal descent ⓘ
language	Ancient Greek ⓘ
languageForm	Greek plural form "Eumolpidai" ⓘ
linkedMyth	myth of Demeter and Persephone ⓘ
locatedIn	Eleusis ⓘ
mythologicalAncestor	Eumolpos ⓘ
notableFor	role in the Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ
partOf	religious institutions of Athens ⓘ
recognizedBy	polis of Athens ⓘ surface form: Athenian state
region	Attica ⓘ
religion	ancient Greek religion ⓘ
religiousAuthorityOver	Eleusinian initiates ⓘ
religiousFunction	administration of Eleusinian cult ⓘ custody of traditional ritual knowledge ⓘ performance of sacred rites at Eleusis ⓘ
responsibleFor	key hereditary roles in the Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ
roleType	priestly authority at Eleusis ⓘ
sacredObligation	maintenance of ritual purity ⓘ preservation of Eleusinian rites ⓘ
sacredTradition	Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ
socialStatus	aristocratic family ⓘ
status	hereditary sacred clan ⓘ
timePeriod	Classical Athens ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period in Greece ⓘ
traditionallyTracedTo	Eumolpos ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	kin-based religious group ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eleusinian Mysteries → priestlyFamily → Eumolpidae ⓘ

Lesser Mysteries → administeredBy → Eumolpidae ⓘ

Greater Mysteries → officiatedBy → Eumolpidae ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eumolpidae family

Eumolpidae → cultTitle → Eumolpidae self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eumolpidai

Hierophant → familyAssociation → Eumolpidae ⓘ

Kerykes → connectedTo → Eumolpidae ⓘ