Introduction to the Eleusinian Mysteries

Lessons Demeter and Persephone - the charter myth and its theological logic. The Sacred Procession - calendar, inclusivity, and the march along the Sacred Way. Initiation - the Telesterion, the officials, and the evidence for the rite. Death and Rebirth - the afterlife promise and its careful interpretation. Legacy - influence on Christianity, Neoplatonism, and modern initiation.