Sacred Court
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The Sacred Court was an important religious and judicial complex at ancient Eleusis, associated with the administration and rituals of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sacred Court canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial complex
ⓘ
religious complex ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Demeter
ⓘ
Persephone ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Athenian religious administration
ⓘ
Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ sacred law of Eleusis ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| culturalContext |
Classical Greece
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic Greece
|
| governs |
conduct of initiates
ⓘ
observance of Eleusinian ritual rules ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
adjudication of religious offenses
ⓘ
oversight of sacred law ⓘ regulation of initiation rites ⓘ |
| hasType |
cultic institution
ⓘ
sanctuary building ⓘ |
| languageOfUse | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eleusis
ⓘ
ancient Eleusis ⓘ |
| partOf |
Telesterion at Eleusis
ⓘ
surface form:
sanctuary of Eleusis
|
| periodOfUse | antiquity ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Eleusinian Mysteries
ⓘ
surface form:
initiation ceremonies at Eleusis
Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ
surface form:
procession of the Eleusinian Mysteries
|
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| significance |
central institution of the Eleusinian sanctuary
ⓘ
key role in maintaining secrecy of the Mysteries ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administration of the Eleusinian Mysteries
ⓘ
judicial proceedings ⓘ religious rituals ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.