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Eleusis was home to the Sanctuary of Demeter and the Eleusian Mysteries — a series of complex and enigmatic rituals only performed by initiates of the order.
A procession would leave Eleusis and walk along the Sacred Way entering Athens via the Sacred Gate at Kerameikos (see page 49) before proceeding to the Acropolis.
In Eleusis the sacred way led directly to the Sanctuary of Demeter and a large Temple of Artemis with a forecourt where the initiates would gather in preparation for the procession.
The excavated area of Kerameikós is interesting because it incorporates a section of the 478 b.c. city wall and the ceremonial entranceways into Athens from the cities of Eleusis to the west and Piraeus to the south.
Where the mysteries of Eleusis were only open to a few initiates, advice from the Oracle at Delphi was open to all.