Little Mysteries of Eleusis
Little Mysteries of Eleusis

February 21, 2025

On this day the Little Mysteries of Eleusis began. In order to qualify for initiation, participants sacrificed a piglet to Demeter and Persephone, then ritually purified themselves in the Illisos River. At the end of the Little Mysteries, the participants were considered mystai. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #February 21 #eleusis

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