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The Eleusinian Mysteries were a festival and mystical ceremony held in Eleusis in Attica in honor of the goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone. It is generally accepted that it was the holiest and most revered ceremony of all the festivals of ancient Greece, having originated in Samothrace and the Caberian Mysteries were brought to Eleusis by Thracian colonists. They began to gain great fame during the time of Peisistratus and reached the height of their prosperity during the golden Age of Pericles.
The initiation aimed at reconciliation with death and the expectation of an afterlife, and for this reason it had great resonance at the time. This belief is also reflected in the Homeric hymn to the goddess Demeter.
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Rodakas: An eternal symbol of harmony
The “oktapetalos” (8-petals) rosette “Rodakas”is a sacred symbol of goddess Demeter, one of the most beautiful symbols of the Grecian era, an exquisite adornment, charm and jewel.
The Sun and Earth created
The Wheat
During the Eleusinian Mysteries, the wheat cob was offered to the gods, as a symbol of abundance. The wheat, closely related to goddess Demeter, is one of our town's symbols and thus, it was chosen to be a lucky charm!
Melissa: Bee Divine
Melissa (the bee) is closely related to Eleusis. “Melisses” were the priestesses who catered and protected goddess Demeter. Melissa is the lucky charm which brings good luck and prosperity!
Pomegranate: The Sacred Seed of the Earth
Pomegranate is the universal and all-time symbol of prosperity and rebirth, also inextricably linked to the Olympian goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone, goddess of spring, who both represent the beginning of the perpetual blossoming and the passing from season to season.
Ancient Eleusinian Coin
We immerse ourselves in the power and purification of the Eleusinian Mysteries, allowing the wisdom of Triptolemus and the protection offered by the sacred piglet to guide us towoard a new beginning, full of light and positive energy.
Demeter’s
Poppy
In the Eleusinian Mysteries, during initiation, the closed poppy has long served as a symbol of inner transformation and awakening.
