Lesser Mysteries
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The Lesser Mysteries were preliminary initiation rites in ancient Greek religion, held as a preparatory stage for participants before they could be fully initiated into the Eleusinian Mysteries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lesser Mysteries canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek religious festival
ⓘ
religious initiation rite ⓘ |
| access | restricted ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Eumolpidae
ⓘ
Kerykes ⓘ |
| aim |
qualification for higher initiation
ⓘ
spiritual preparation ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Ilissos River ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Demeter
ⓘ
Iacchus ⓘ Persephone ⓘ |
| category |
Greek mystery cults
ⓘ
initiation ceremonies in ancient Greece ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Eleusis ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Athenian religious calendar ⓘ |
| eschatologicalAspect | hope for better afterlife ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| function |
preliminary initiation
ⓘ
preparation for Greater Mysteries ⓘ |
| governedBy | Athenian polis ⓘ |
| includedElement |
mythic reenactments
ⓘ
purifications ⓘ sacrifices ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| location |
Agrai
ⓘ
Athens ⓘ |
| mythologicalBasis | myth of Demeter and Persephone ⓘ |
| participants |
Greek-speaking initiates
ⓘ
free persons ⓘ men and women ⓘ |
| partOf | Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ |
| performedBy | initiates of Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ |
| prerequisiteFor |
Greater Mysteries
ⓘ
full initiation into Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ |
| region | Attica ⓘ |
| relatedRite | Greater Mysteries ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | state-sanctioned cult ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| requiredStatus | mystai ⓘ |
| ritualType |
initiation
ⓘ
purification rite ⓘ |
| secrecy | esoteric ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Classical Greece
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Imperial period
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.