Eleusinian Mysteries
The religious rites in honour of Demeter or Ceres, performed at
Eleusis, in Attica.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Eleusinian Mysteries from Fact Monster:
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