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Eleusinian Mysteries
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The Eleusinian Mysteries were initiations held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at the Panhellenic Sanctuary of Eleusis in ancient Greece. They are considered the "most famous o
A votive plaque known as the Ninnion Tablet depicting elements of the Eleusinian Mysteries, discovered in the sanctuary at Eleusis (mid-4th century BC)
A votive plaque known as the Ninnion Tablet depicting elements of the Eleusinian Mysteries, discovered in the sanctuary at Eleusis (mid-4th century BC
Triptolemus receiving wheat sheaves from Demeter and blessings from Persephone, Great Eleusinian Relief, 5th-century BC relief, National Archaeologica
Triptolemus receiving wheat sheaves from Demeter and blessings from Persephone, Great Eleusinian Relief, 5th-century BC relief, National Archaeological Museum of Athens
Demeter, enthroned and extending her hand in a benediction toward the kneeling Metaneira, who offers the wheat that is a recurring symbol of the myste
Demeter, enthroned and extending her hand in a benediction toward the kneeling Metaneira, who offers the wheat that is a recurring symbol of the mysteries (Varrese Painter, red-figure hydria, c. 340 BC, from Apulia)
Initiation to Eleusinian Mysteries. c. 100–50 BC; relief, Louvre museum (Paris, France)
Initiation to Eleusinian Mysteries. c. 100–50 BC; relief, Louvre museum (Paris, France)
Hades
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Hades, in the ancient Greek religion and mythology, is the god of the dead and riches and the King of the underworld, with which his name became synonymous. Hades was the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea
Hades, bare-chested and holding a phiale and empty horn, is shown lying on a couch. Tondo of a red-figure kylix from Vulci, c. 430–420 BC
Hades, bare-chested and holding a phiale and empty horn, is shown lying on a couch. Tondo of a red-figure kylix from Vulci, c. 430–420 BC
Hades (right) and Persephone (left). Detail from an Attic red-figure amphora, c. 470 BC. From Italy
Hades (right) and Persephone (left). Detail from an Attic red-figure amphora, c. 470 BC. From Italy
Pinax with Persephone and Hades Enthroned, 500–450 BC, Greek, Locri Epizephirii, Mannella district, Sanctuary of Persephone, terracotta – Cleveland Mu
Pinax with Persephone and Hades Enthroned, 500–450 BC, Greek, Locri Epizephirii, Mannella district, Sanctuary of Persephone, terracotta – Cleveland Museum of Art
Red figure volute krater with scene of the underworld, follower of the Baltimore Painter, Hermitage
Red figure volute krater with scene of the underworld, follower of the Baltimore Painter, Hermitage