Example sentences for: eleusis

How can you use “eleusis” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • 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.

  • Where the mysteries of Eleusis were only open to a few initiates, advice from the Oracle at Delphi was open to all.

  • Through this same industrial area runs the Sacred Way that linked Athens with the city of Eleusis.

  • 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.


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