   eleusis, elefsina ( elefsina, ancient greek:  eleusis) is a town and municipality in west attica, greece. it is situated about 18&nbsp;km northwest from the centre of athens. it is located in the thriasian plain, at the northernmost end of the saronic gulf. north of eleusis are mandra and magoula, while aspropyrgos is to the northeast. eleusis is the seat of administration of west attica regional unit. it is best known for having been the site of the eleusinian mysteries, one of the most famous religious events of the ancient greek religion,tripolitis, antonia. religions of the hellenistic-roman age. wm. b. eerdmans publishing company, november 2001. pp. 16â21. and the birthplace of aeschylus, one of the three great tragedians of antiquity. today eleusis is a major industrial center, with the largest oil refinery in greece. ==municipality== the municipality elefsina was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:kallikratis law greece ministry of interior  *elefsina *magoula ==history== ===ancient eleusis=== thumb|left|marble sarcophagus with a relief about the hunt of the calydonian boar on its main face (2nd century ac), in the archaeological museum of eleusis. thumb|left|the entrance of the archaeological museum. from as early as 1700 bc up to the 4th century ad, eleusis was the site of the eleusinian mysteries, or the mysteries of demeter and kore. these mysteries revolved around a belief that there was a hope for life after death for those who were initiated. such a belief was cu
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