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A votive plaque known as the Ninnion Tablet depicting elements of the Eleusinian Mysteries, discovered in the sanctuary at Eleusis (mid-4th century BC). The Eleusinian Mysteries (Greek: Ἐλευσίνια Μυστήρια, romanized: Eleusínia Mystḗria) were initiations held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at the Panhellenic Sanctuary of Eleusis in ancient Greece.
The relief is made of Pentelic marble, and it is 2,20 m. tall, 1,52 m. wide, and 15 cm thick. [4] It depicts the three most important figures of the Eleusianian Mysteries; the goddess of agriculture and abundance Demeter, her daughter Persephone queen of the Underworld and the Eleusinian hero Triptolemus, the son of Queen Metanira, [3] [4] in what appears to be a rite. [1]
The statue was noted in 1676 by the traveller George Wheler, and several ambassadors who had submitted applications to the Ottomans for its removal with any success. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Around 1765–1766, the antiquary Richard Chandler , along with the architect Nicholas Revett and the painter William Pars , visited Eleusis and mentioned the statue as ...
persephone in ancient greek mytholo-gy, she, as the daughter of zeus and demeter, was worshipped as the goddess of vegetation, returning each spring from the realm of hades to herald the season of growth, and in winter disappearing to pass her time, like the seed, under the earth. the statue was executed in paris about 1840 by armand toussaint ...
There was a bronze statue of a bull in front of the latter. [7] Pausanias says that he was forbidden from discussing the contents of the sanctuary in detail by a dream and says nothing about the temple of Demeter and Kore, but does describe the temple of Triptolemus.
General view of the site of the Telesterion in Eleusis Another View of Telesterion (Initiation Hall), Center for the Eleusinian Mysteries, Eleusis. The Telesterion ("Initiation Hall" from Gr. τελείω, "to complete, to fulfill, to consecrate, to initiate") was a great hall and sanctuary in Eleusis, one of the primary centers of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
A controversial statue by Pakistani-American sculptor Shahzia Sikander has been beheaded at the University of Houston. ‘Show the violated work’: Artist requests beheaded sculpture remains on ...
The vase is illustrated by a scene from the Eleusinian Mysteries, showing five characters on its side: Persephone, Demeter, Dionysus, Triptolemus, and a maenad. The colors green, pink, grey, white and golden help to identify the figures. Persephone is standing in the center, dressed in a pale pink chiton, and sea green himation.