Lecture Terms and Questions

October 31, 2000

Eleusis

mystery ( < muo)

Kallichoron Spring

telesterion

Eleusinia

  

 

Questions:

  1. What aetiological explanations are offered in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter?
  2. How does a mystery cult differ from other polis cults?
  3. How do the roles in the divine heirarchy of Demeter and Persephone change by the end of the hymn?

 

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