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  2. Persephone - Wikipedia

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    The place where the ruins of the Sanctuary of Persephone were brought to light is located at the foot of the Mannella hill, near the walls (upstream side) of the polis of Epizephyrian Locri. Thanks to the finds that have been retrieved and to the studies carried on, it has been possible to date its use to a period between the 7th century BC and ...

  3. Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone, Cyrene

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    The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya is located on a coastal plateau of Libya, beyond the boundaries of the city (extramural). In approximately 630 BC Greeks from the island of Thera colonized Cyrene. Other Greek colonists not long after increased the population, thus transforming Cyrene into what was regarded as ...

  4. Intraurban Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene ...

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    The Intraurban Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone was an intraurban sanctuary in ancient Cyrene in Libya, dedicated to Demeter and Persephone. [1] The sanctuary was located on the north-west edge of the agora. It was founded in 7th-century BC, and the predecessor of the larger and more monumental Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone ...

  5. Elefsina - Wikipedia

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    The caves on the coast of Eleusis are home to a mythological place for the Greek world. There is a cave said to be the very spot where Persephone was abducted by Hades himself and the cave was considered a gateway to Tartarus. At the spot of this abduction was a sanctuary dedicated to Hades and Persephone. [9]

  6. Eleusinian Mysteries - Wikipedia

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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.

  7. List of Etruscan mythological figures - Wikipedia

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    [33] But L. Bonfane writes: "Mariś is not Mars, but a local divinity who, according to one interpretation, lived for the considerable period of 130 years, and had three lives." [34] The roots of the Italic god end in a -t, while no such ending is visible in the Etruscan form, which instead has in -i not seen in the Italic forms. Mean, Meanpe

  8. Yola on the ‘Gig Energy’ of Playing Persephone in Broadway’s ...

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    Let’s talk about your new music. You’ve talked about going in a different direction, or going back to a different part of your roots, saying the new stuff reflects a different side of what you ...

  9. Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore (Syracuse) - Wikipedia

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    The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore was a sanctuary in ancient Syracuse in Sicily, Magna Graecia, dedicated to Demeter and Kore ().. The sanctuary was founded on the Ortygia in the Piazza Archimede.